Title: In What Way Did Industrialization Affect The Working Class? - eNotes.com
Headings: Industrialization and Captains of Industry
Industrialization and Captains of Industry
In What Way Did Industrialization Affect The Working Class?
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Content: She has been at the drawing-head all the while. Working class family life was significantly impacted in industrialization. As economic reality drove all, the family unit became fragmented and broken up as a result of advancing industrialization. Low wages drove families to embrace a reality in which wages dominated all aspects of consciousness. The pre- industrialization emphasis on the family shifted to a condition in which economic advancement supplanted emotional ties and nurturing. This shift can also be seen in the emergence of the agricultural revolution. One of the most significant shifts in agricultural that was facilitated by the Industrial Revolution while also feeding it was the emergence of the capitalist farmer. As a result of advances in transportation and infrastructure, the farmer was no longer dependent on their own local market. Crops could be transported and sold at higher profits in other markets. The expansion of profit centers initiated the process of both farmer wealth, but also a distancing of the family.