How Did the Victorian Worldview Shape Standards of Middle-Class Morality

question 51

Essay

How did the Victorian worldview shape standards of middle-class morality in the United States? How did it help to justify the middle-class style of life? What effect did it have on American women and the American working class? Why did a reaction set in against those attitudes and assumptions?

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Bankruptcy Petition

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Court Order

A formal directive issued by a court that requires a party to do or refrain from doing something; it's legally binding and enforceable.

Conceals Property

Intentionally hiding or covering up property to obstruct its proper use, retrieval, or discovery, often for deceitful or unlawful purposes.

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