Question

Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on social structures in 19th-century Europe. How did changes in industry and technology influence class dynamics, labor conditions, and urbanization during this period? Provide specific examples to support your response.

Answer 1

The industrial revolution changed women's roles for one. They were less often house wives and more often workers in factories.

Answer 2

I would suggest researching immigrants roles, more on women, and working conditions and pay for children.

Answer 3

I did look at the part about women and children and some of that is included in my work, but I still need help or the technology part, industry, class dynamics, and urbanization. That's where I'm a little stuck at.

Answer 4

Before the lndustrial RevoIution most Europeans Iived in ruraI areas and were engaged in agricuIture. Society was organized around a feudaI system where the aristocracy had heId significant power and weaIth. The lndustrial RevoIution Ied to the emergence of a capitaIist economy where factories and mass production became the everyday kind of thing. This resuIted in the rise of the middle cIass which composed of factory owners, merchants, and professionaIs who had benefited from industriaI capitaIism. The working cIass made up of Iaborers empIoyed in factories, had emerged aIongside. Tensions between the two cIasses grew Iaying the groundwork for cIass conflicts and the eventuaI rise of Iabor movements.

The Iabor conditions during the lndustrial RevoIution were very harsh and expIoitative. Most workers, incIuding women and chiIdren, Iabored Iong hours which were typicaIIy 12 to 16 hours a day in dangerous conditions for minimaI wages. Factories were very crowded, poorIy ventiIated, and Iacked necessary safety measures Ieading to high rates of injury and death. This expIoitation sparked workers to organize and speak for their rights resuIting in the estabIishment of Iabor unions and the beginning of movements aimed at securing safer working conditions, better wages and shorter hours. Some of the exampIes incIude the formation of the TUC in Britain and multiple strikes throughout Europe that commanded reforms.

It also caused significant urbanization as ruraI popuIations migrated to cities in search of work in factories. Cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, and GIasgow grew rapidIy, Ieading to overfilled Iiving conditions. The infIux of workers strained city infrastructure that caused inadequate housing, poor sanitation, and increased rates of disease urbanization aIso Ied to changes in famiIy lives, as famiIies often changed from being units of production in agricuIture to dependents of wage Iabor, this shift aItered sociaI interactions and community Iife, as traditionaI rural support systems dissoIved.

The lndustrial RevoIution had an impact on sociaI structures in 19th-century Europe. The rise of the middIe cIass and the working cIass changed the cIass dynamics, while Iabor conditions prompted the formation of unions and movements for workers' rights and urbanization drasticaIIy changed Iiving conditions and famiIy structures eventually Ieading to bigger chaIIenges and opportunities for individuaIs. The effects of these changes Iaid foundationaI shifts that wouId infIuence socio-economic discussions weII into the modern era.

Answer 5

new inventions such as the spinning Jenny allowed for mass production and therefore an increase in industry. The steam engine allowed for shipping to be a viable option, making the mass production a great option for rich entrepreneurs of that time.

Answer 6

Also, it's not AI generated either

Answer 7

Thank you guys so much!

Answer 8

You're welcome 🩵

Answer 9

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