M6. Assignment: How the Other Half Lives

Using “How the Other Half Lives” (Below):

  • 1) Review the photograph section at the beginning,
  • 2) Read the Introduction, the concluding chapter XXV and two other chapters of your choice with a review of the key arguments.
  • 3) Describe how the book reflects living conditions of the times and your understanding of how social reform measures sought to improve the lot of the underclass.

Cf. https://www.historyonthenet.com/authentichistory/1898-1913/2-progressivism/2-riis/