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: What Happened During the Industrial Revolution? ▣ The growth of industries and factories in some areas during the 18th and the 19th centuries led to the generation of more jobs in the manufacturing sector. ▣ Owing to the huge discrepancies in the agricultural sector, the common peasants and working classes found it more feasible to seek employment in the newly created sector, as it also seemed more promising. ▣ The manufacturing sector, owing to the low production costs and eventually the affordable prices of consumer goods, helped people to save more money for posterity, and also increased their purchasing power. All this eventually led to a growth in their standard of living. ▣ This elevation in the people’s standard of living led to the growth of a number of subsidiary industries in these areas, which included entertainment and service, alongside others. ▣ Thus, these areas became the “hotspots” for generation of enormous amounts of money, and the seemingly unending opportunities for people. ▣ All these factors (and many others), collectively resulted in the creation of a wave of large-scale migration from the rural areas to be the newly established commercial settlements which, in just a few years, went on to become fully urbanized, with all the necessary amenities and facilities. ▣ In such areas, owing to the migration of the people, population seemed to explode suddenly, in a rather short span of time. Effects of Urbanization
Despite the fact that the growth of urban centers leads to the creation of more job opportunities for the people, and thus, to the generation of more money, it must be noted that urbanization is almost always perceived as a negative trend.