Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: The term 'victorian' or 'Victorianism' is frequently used in a derogatory way to connote narrow- mindedness, sexual prizzishness and an emphasis on social respectability.
Reason R: The attitude and values expressed by many members of the expanding middle class with its roots in puritanism have given rise to the negative views about victorian period.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: