How Did the Settlement-House Movement Distinguish Itself from Other Urban

question 59

Multiple Choice

How did the settlement-house movement distinguish itself from other urban social-welfare organizations?

• A) It helped poor immigrants settle on western homesteads to relieve urban overcrowding.
• B) It helped the urban poor purchase their own homes because of the belief that owning private property leads to the adoption of middle-class values.
• C) It insisted that charity workers live in slum neighborhoods to better understand the living conditions of the poor.
• D) It was not being concerned about the urban poor's propensity for drinking and gambling.
• E) It tried to keep immigrants "settled" indoors until they could behave like Americans.

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