Title: What effect did the shift in economic system (from a largely agrarian society to an industrial society) have on workers and their families? - eNotes.com
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What effect did the shift in economic system (from a largely agrarian society to an industrial society) have on workers and their families?
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When society shifted from being largely agrarian to largely industrialized, workers and their families generally lost autonomy and some degree of solidarity. Workers no longer had control over when and how they worked. In addition, they no longer worked at home with their families. In an agrarian society, farmers are generally somewhat autonomous. Of course, their work is dictated by the seasons and the needs of their crops. However, they have some degree of control over when they work. If they want to work particularly hard one morning and then go fishing in the afternoon, they can often do so. They are, within limits, their own bosses. When society becomes industrialized and farmers become workers, they lose this autonomy.