One Consequence of the Shift from the Rural-Based Cooperative System

One consequence of the shift from the rural-based cooperative system of production to the urban factory-based system was that people with impairments __________.

A) were given too much work to do
B) were excluded from paid work on the assumption that they did not need individual income
C) were excluded from paid work on the assumption that they were unable to keep up with the demands of the emerging factory-based system
D) were excluded from paid work on the assumption that they were more susceptible to further disability in the workplace
E) made up a larger demographic of the workforce