The Cost of Shelter

by Ellen H. Richards

THE COST OF SHELTER

By
ELLEN H. RICHARDS

Instructor in Sanitary Chemistry,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

1905

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THE HOUSEHOLD EXISTS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

Two or more persons form an alliance

1. for protection against the outside world;
2. for protection against the outside world and for the rearing of children;
3. for the greater gain in convenience which the common life can give over that of single effort;
4. for companionship;
5. for the greater independence it gives to the group;
6. for the greater ease in satisfying one's prejudices or whims.

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