In this passage, Jacob Riis was referring to "the lack of playgrounds for children living in slums." He highlights how the environment in which children play—often unsafe and unstructured—can lead to idle and potentially harmful behaviors, implying that without proper spaces for recreation, children are left to their own devices in detrimental circumstances.
"The very games at which he takes a hand in the street become polluting in its atmosphere. With no steady hand to guide him, the boy takes naturally to idle ways." – Jacob Riis What was Jacob Riis referring to in this passage? (1 point) Responses the pollution found in the streets of New York the pollution found in the streets of New York the lack of playgrounds for children living in slums the lack of playgrounds for children living in slums the dangers of factory work for children in big cities the dangers of factory work for children in big cities the dangers of truancy for young boys in the slums
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