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    as technology evolved communication joined the modern lifestyle. The second industrial revolution was influential, the amount of progress it brought in the 1920’s gave America the ability to move forward and advance. The second industrial revolution industrialized not only technology, but caused time period called the roaring 20’s in which the average American took advantage of the progresses from the second industrial revolution. Throughout the roaring 20’s, Americans began to think more about

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    Mega Factory: Urban Factorization According to the Privatization of the Means of Production Hahn Lee University of Southern California Abstract The world is experiencing a period of extreme urbanization. Only China by itself, 300 million rural inhabitants will move to urban areas over the next 15 years1. This urbanization process requires demand infrastructure that is equivalent to the one housing the entire population of the United States in a matter of a few decades1. In the future,

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    Sociologists understand the contemporary world through the len of “Modernity”, which refers to the industrial, scientific and democratic revolutions that transformed societies from traditional to modern ones (Ballantyne, cited in Arvanitakis, 2016, p. 80). As the modernization process first arose in the West, classic sociological viewpoints assume the takeover of Western model when modernity expands around the globe (Eisenstadt, 2000, p. 1). However, as modernity happens across the world in the 20th

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    The Industrial Revolution was one of the largest social and cultural movements that changed the methods of manufacturing of metal and textiles, the transportation system, economic policies and social structure as well. Before the Industrial Revolution, people used to live by season due to agriculture. They thrived on whatever food was in season. Now, as a result of the Industrial Revolution, we live regimented and almost everything that is made, is mass produced. I will discuss three major topics

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    The Industrial Revolution was one of the most profound influences of the family and the workplace. “The changes occurred when machines and factories, rather than human labor, became the dominant mode for the production of goods .” At one time the family unit worked together in or around the home to provide for the family, but after the Revolution there was a need for both the men and women to leave the home in order to provide for the family. The Industrial Revolution influenced the roles of the

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    In the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century of England, the Industrial Revolution occurred. It is marked as an important movement in history because it introduced steam-driven machinery, large factories, and a new working class. With new manufacturing, job opportunities opened up. As the demand for employees rose, that is when the working class also began to rise. However, it not only included adults but children as well. The main reason for children to work is because it benefits

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    Expanding Child Participation in Prevention and Elimination of Child labor through Peer Education and Child Labor Monitoring (A Concept Paper) I. RATIONALE: A. BACKGROUND A survey conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) and international labor Organization (ILO) in 2011 estimated working children, 5 to 17 years old at 5.5 million. 3 million or 54.5 % were engaged in hazardous child labour. Under the law, child labor is defined as any form of work or economic activity performed by

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    In 19th century America there were many changes in industrialization and capitalism which impacted the working class. One such change was the rise of unskilled labor; before the industrial revolution most people if not employed in agriculture relied on skilled trade. Meaning people had to have training and skill in order to create merchandise of a higher quality. However, with the rise of industrialization large factories began to take over the production of goods. These big businesses also began

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    When the Industrial Revolution began, it quickly mechanized the working class 's way of life. It transitioned the working world especially in industries like farming, mining, factories, and many other sectors of the economy. To fuel these growing industries, many people migrated from more rural areas to cities, although often new city residents were immigrants, like German, Irish, British, Scandinavian, and Polish people who were seeking better lives for various oppression-related reasons. The influx

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    Spencer Neal Mr. Connolly US History Term Paper 10 November 2015 The Effect of the Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution changed the United States ' residents from rural people to individuals that were exceedingly industrialized. They performed their work in processing plants and used machines. Many people took control of the Industrial Revolution such as: JP Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller. These men took hold of their respective industry

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