CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Industrial Revolution

Which of the following men expressed concern about the unchecked growth of the lower class?
  1. James Hargreaves
  2. Richard Arkwright
  3. John Locke
  4. Thomas Malthus
  5. Karl Marx
Explanation
Answer: D - Thomas Malthus wrote of his concern for the unchecked growth of the lower class in Essays on the Principle of Population. In it, he compared the lower classes to lemmings and maintained that they would grow until their numbers outstripped the food supply.
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