Title: The Effects of Urbanization During the Industrial Revolution - Historyplex
Headings: The Effects of Urbanization During the Industrial Revolution
The Effects of Urbanization During the Industrial Revolution
What is Urbanization?
What Happened During the Industrial Revolution?
Effects of Urbanization
Class Divide
Gradual Decline in Standard of Living
Change in Family Structure
Catalyst for Socialist Revolution
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Content: This resulted in the availability of consumer goods at affordable prices, thus, elevating the standard of living of the common people. This whole process of Industrial Revolution brought about many, favorable and unfavorable, changes to the world. In fact, it can be said that the Industrial Revolution changed the world. One of the most obvious and long-lasting changes was the large-scale urbanization that it caused. Read through this Buzzle article to know the causes and effects of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution. What is Urbanization? ▣ Urbanization, in simple words, is a process wherein, the urban areas tend to grow at a very rapid rate. ▣ Humans are known to have urbanized themselves from time to time throughout the course of history, owing to various reasons. ▣ However, the process of urbanization, be it at any point of time in history, is always characterized by the large-scale migration of people from the rural areas to the urban areas, thus leading to a sudden, and often unexpected, increase in the urban population. ▣ It is also characterized by the growth of other modes of production apart from agriculture, thus making more options of income accessible to the people.