An Economic History of the World since 1400

An Economic History of the World since 1400

Family Labor Evolves into Factory Work (1x20)


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Industrialization was not just a helpful force but also a disruptive one. In fact, many scholars believe it led to the breakdown of the working class family structure. Investigate what this meant for families, including the destabilization of wages, the gendering of occupations, the worsening of working conditions, and the rise of our modern ideas of class consciousness.

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