A nurse is working in the community during the industrial revolution. Which of the following population groups would have been least likely to receive community assistance?
a. Widowed women
b. Orphaned children
c. Mentally ill
d. Injured laborers
ANS: C
Mentally ill individuals were considered undeserving poor and did not receive any community assistance. Widowed women, orphaned children, and injured laborers were deserving poor be-cause their poverty was considered to be beyond their control.
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