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: The rise in population of the cities gives rise to many problems; air and water pollution being the major issues. Others problems created by urbanization include, increased crime rates, poverty, deforestation, and the formation of slums (considered to be one of the worst effects of urbanization). Here are some of negative effects that urbanization had on the world during the Industrial Revolution. Class Divide
During the industrial revolution, new social classes emerged in the society. Entrepreneurs as well as industrialists gained enormous wealth due to heavy industrialization. The social structure changed, leading to a divide within different classes in the society. While the working classes were confined to unhealthy living conditions, unsafe working environment, low-paying jobs, etc., the factory owners became rich and powerful by accumulating huge amounts of wealth. Gradual Decline in Standard of Living
Because of the large-scale migration, people who had shifted to the cities from villages, found it quite difficult to adjust in the depersonalized urban environment.