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 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. 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.