Social Impacts of Industrialization
Changes in family structure, child labor, and the emergence of the middle class.
Key Questions
- 1How did industrialization redefine the "separate spheres" of gender?
- 2Was the standard of living for the average worker improved or diminished by 1850?
- 3What role did the Sadler Report play in early labor reform?
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