What does nonable-bodied mean?
Nonable-bodied means Alternative form of non-able-bodied..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of non-able-bodied..
As the importance of a competent labor force increased, it became increasingly necessary to separate the able-bodied poor from the nonable-bodied.
When individuals are positioned beyond "the norm", what constitutes a socially valued identity frequently clashes with experiences of the self — for example, as black, as indigenous, as non-Anglo, as working class, as lesbian/gay/bi- or transsexual, as nonable-bodied, as a single parent, as ill,as fat, and so forth.
The distribution of food; the provision of security, shelter, education, child care, and medical care; indigenous interventions for mental and social ills and so forth from prehistory to the well-documented Elizabethan Poor Laws of 1601, which codified services for the able-bodied and nonable-bodied poor, are precursors and provided a template for human services in the early United States.
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Nonable-bodied means Alternative form of non-able-bodied..
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As the importance of a competent labor force increased, it became increasingly necessary to separate the able-bodied poor from the nonable-bodied.
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