About What Percentage of New Englanders Qualified for Poor Relief

question 56

Multiple Choice

About what percentage of New Englanders qualified for poor relief throughout the eighteenth century?

• A) 5 percent
• B) 25 percent
• C) 50 percent
• D) 75 percent

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Definitions:

Bereaved Person

A rephrased definition: Someone who is dealing with the emotional pain and loss following the death of a close associate or relative.

Social Disengagement

A theory that older people gradually withdraw from social participation and relationships, often as a natural part of aging.

Bereavement Role

The role or behavior socially expected from someone who has experienced the loss of a loved one.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a reality or fact is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.