SOC402 – Week 1 Discussion 2 – The Changing Structure of Work
The Changing Structure of Work. 1 st Post Due by Day 3. According to your textbook, approximately 90% of laborers in the United States worked on farms at the end of the 18th century. By 1900, this percentage had dropped to about 50% of laborers. Based on your readings this week, please answer the following questions: What was the Industrial Revolution, and how did it change the structure of work in the United States? What effect did this shift in economic systems (from a largely agrarian society to an industrial society) have on workers and their families? Over the past 50 years, how has technology changed the workplace even further? In what ways are your career options different from those of your parents and/or grandparents?
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The industrial revolution was a period during which the agrarian rural societies became industrial and urban. It occurred in the 18th and 19th centuries and shaped the predominant culture of the US ad UK. Many suggest that the industrial revolution spurred the birth of a nation and marked it to its maturity. Before the Industrial revolution, American possesses a predominant agrarian economy and its wealth was generated through the sale of tobacco, lumber and fish. There were so many people working in the fields and products…
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