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== '''“DISHONORABLE PROFESSIONS”'''  ==
== '''“DISHONORABLE PROFESSIONS”'''  ==


“Dishonorable professions” included those dealing with social taboos, such as crime, illness, death, and “earth.” Included were bath house owners, prostitutes, executioners, bailiffs, weavers, potters, charcoal burners, castrators, grave diggers, and many others, depending on the region. They married within their class and had no upward mobility.  
“Dishonorable professions” included those dealing with social taboos, such as crime, illness, death, and “earth.” Included were bath house owners, prostitutes, executioners, bailiffs, weavers, potters, charcoal burners, castrators, grave diggers, and many others, depending on the region. They married within their class and had no upward mobility. <ref> [http://genealoger.com/german/ger_occupational_records.htm German Genealogy
Occupations and Social Standing] <ref/>


== '''FARMERS'''  ==
== '''FARMERS'''  ==
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