Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution.

Section 2The Industrial Revolution

Social Impact of the

Industrial Revolution


Main Idea

The transition from cottage industries changed how people worked in factories, what life was like in factory towns, labor conditions, and, eventually, processes within factories.

Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution


• Urbanization: the movement of people to cities

• Changes in farming, soaring population and an increase in demand for workers led people to move from farms to the cities

• Small towns near natural resources and cities near factories boomed instantaneity

Urbanization

People Move to New Industrial Cities

• Very little infrastructure

• Little or no regulation of factories

• Polluted air, noise of steam engines, rivers full of waste

• The growth of industry and rapid population growth dramatically changed the location and distribution of 2 resources:

-labor & people

Living Conditions


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New Social Classes Emerge

The Industrial Revolution created two new classes of

people: a middle class of entrepreneurs whose lifestyles

were fairly comfortable and an industrial working class, who

packed into tenements without running water or sanitation

systems. Some British workers staged riots in the early

1800s in protest of poor pay or working conditions.

Methodism became a solace to many of the workers.

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Life in the Factories and Mines

• Days were long in the factories and mines and

days off were few. Accidents maimed people;

dust in the mines made people sick. Women

workers had no rest between factory and home

work. Children also worked to keep food on the

table.


Women and the Work Place


Workers in a New Economy • Wealthy to invest in, own factories

• Mid-level to run factories

• Low-level to run machines

• Factory workers faced harsh conditions

• Miners faced worse conditions

• Children had dangerous jobs

Changing Labor Conditions

• No government regulation

• Labor unions organized but were illegal & held very little political power

• Strikes & Riots brought change: Luddites

The Industrial Working Class

• The poor struggled to survive in slums

• Packed into tiny rooms in tenements

• Disease spread easily

New Class of Workers

• Growth of middle class

• Managers, accountants, engineers, mechanics, salesmen

• Economy increased

The Factory System and Workers


Where employees worked

• Major change from cottage industry• Had to leave home to work• Hardships for some workers

Life in factory towns

• Towns grew up around factories• Towns, factories rose near coal mines• Sanitation poor in many factory towns

Working in a factory

• Dangerous work for all• Long workdays• Poor factory conditions common

Factories and Factory Towns


The Jungle


The factory system changed the world of work. In addition, new processes further changed how people worked in factories.

• Mass production began in U.S.

• Elements:

– Interchangeable parts

– Assembly line

• Production and repair more efficient

• Production more swift

Mass Production• Dramatic increase in

production

• Businesses charged less

• Affordable goods

• More repetitious jobs

• Soon became norm

Effects

Factories and Mass Production


Reactions to Industrial Conditions

• Labor Unions

• Laws to protect children in the workplace

• Minimum wage and maximum hour laws

• Federal safety and health standards

Section 2 The Industrial Revolution Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution.

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