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Industrial Society Industrial Society.

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1 Industrial Society Industrial Society

2 The New World of Work Factory system concentrated work and production in a single location Greater specialization of labor Creation of new social classes: -Middle class (management) -Working class (labor) Extensive use of child labor

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4 Gustave Doré, 'Ludgate Hill' (1872)

5 Cities Growth of factory system led to growth of cities (urbanization)
Severe problems of overcrowding, sanitation, and pollution developed Reforms of the late 19th c. began of alleviate these problems

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9 New Ideas Labor unions formed to improve working conditions, limit hours, and gain higher wages Socialists advocated for public ownership of capital Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto said that capitalism was exploitation and predicted a workers’ revolution


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