Down and Out in Victorian London from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens questions I don't understand.

1. What is a parish? (not in religious content)
2. How did social values affect the treatment of the poor?
3. What were "workhouses" and how did they operate?

3 answers

1.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/parish

2. Many people believed (and some still do) that we'll always have poor people and they're not worth much.

3.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workhouse
Thank you Ms. Sue!
You're welcome, Bethany.
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