Post on 02-Aug-2020
WorkingConditionsandWages
WorkingConditionsandWages• ThefactorysystemwasamajorchangeforEuropeanworkers:• Factoryworkbecamelessskilled• Factoryconditionsweredirty,dangerous,andunhealthy•Workersworkedlonghours(12-16hrday)• Factoryworkerswerenotpaidwell;Women&childrenwerepaidlessthanmen•Ownersrequiredworkers“clockin”&limitedtheirbreakstoincreaseproduction
ConditionsintheCoalMines
ConditionsinCoalMines• Theinventionofthesteamengineincreaseddemandforcoal:•Coalproductiongrewfrom5milliontonsin1750to23milliontonsin1830•Men,women,childrenwereusedinmines•Mineswereunhealthy&dangerous:Lungdisease,poisongas,drowning,explosionscave-inswerecommonforworkers
ChildLabor
ChildLabor• TheIndustrialRevolutionchangedthelivesofmanychildren:•Ratherthanworkingfortheirparentsonfamilyfarms,manychildreninthecitiesworkedinfactories,brickyards,ormines• Livingincitieswasexpensivesopoorfamiliesneededtheirkidstowork•Childworkersearned10%ofanadultwage,workedlonghoursindangerousconditions,wereoftenbeaten
ChangingRoleofWomen
ChangingRoleofWomen• TheIndustrialRevolutionchangedthelivesofmanywomen:•Ratherthanworkingwiththeirhusbandsonfamilyfarmsandtakingcareofchildren,poorwomenincitiesworkedinfactories• Somewomenworkedasdomesticservants• Factoryjobsforwomenrequiredlonghoursawayfromtheirchildrenandcouldleavewomencrippled,sick,ordeformed•Womenwerepaid½or⅓ofaman’ssalary
Urbanization
Urbanization•Urbanizationincreaseddramatically:• Theincreaseinpopulationandenclosureoffarmsforcedpeopletomovetocities•Poorfamilieslivedinpoorlyconstructedapartmentsbuiltbyfactoryownerscalledtenementsinneighborhoodscalledslums•Manyfamiliessharedcrampedapartmentsthatlackedrunningwaterorsanitation•Hardfactoryjobsanddiseaseledtoshortlifeexpectanciesforurbanworkers
ChangingClassStructure
ChangingClassStructure•DuringtheIndustrialRevolution,thesocialclasssystemchangedasownershipoflandstoppedbeingthemostimportantfactor:•Atthetopweretheindustrialcapitalistswhogainedwealthbyowningfactories• Themiddleclassgrewbecauseofgrowthofengineers,managers,shopkeepers• Thebottomclassgrewbecauseofthesizeoftheurbanpoorwhoworkedforlowwagesinfactories