How Did The Industrial Revolution Affect Society
During the 19 century many countries went through one of the greatest drastic changes in its history; the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was deemed successful due to the invention of machinery , the establishment of factories, and the creation of a new work force/class. As factories and companies grew the amount of jobs increase causing a big uproar in population in cities. The growth in Urban areas grew so quickly by mid century close to half of the European population lived in cities. The change in demographics did have some positive effect on some individuals like those of the Bourgeoisie class, but more importantly the change also had a major negative effect on the majority of people during this time. Both in and out
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The Bourgeoisie consisted of entrepreneurs, the overseers, successful merchants. They are also the ones who provided jobs for lower classed labors. The problematic relationship between these two classes is well demonstrated the “ Communist Manifesto” when it reads “Not only are they slaves of the bourgeois class, and of the bourgeois State; they are daily and hourly enslaved by the machine, by the overlooker, and, above all, by the individual bourgeois manufacturer himself.”(Marx,14) This quote correctly displays the oppression the labor class went through by referring them as slaves. This problem between social classes will be abolished with Communism for one of the values being a classless society Without social class it is almost impossible to have class related oppression/ conflict. “Abolition of private property” (Marx,21) is the way according to Marx to achieve equality in …show more content…
For the average laborer they had to work continuously in order to survive however the amount they are paid is little to nothing and barley helps them get by and because of high demand and unsympathetic capitalist any time the could be fired at any given time ; which can put them at high risk for homelessness and starvation. “Centralization of credit in the hand of the state,by the means of a national bank.” (Marx,28) In a Communist society the money would be mandated by the government and based on the needs of an individual they will receive that much reassuring that all members would be able to live knowing they will have all the basic necessities they would need in order to
The Bourgeoisie consisted of entrepreneurs, the overseers, successful merchants. They are also the ones who provided jobs for lower classed labors. The problematic relationship between these two classes is well demonstrated the “ Communist Manifesto” when it reads “Not only are they slaves of the bourgeois class, and of the bourgeois State; they are daily and hourly enslaved by the machine, by the overlooker, and, above all, by the individual bourgeois manufacturer himself.”(Marx,14) This quote correctly displays the oppression the labor class went through by referring them as slaves. This problem between social classes will be abolished with Communism for one of the values being a classless society Without social class it is almost impossible to have class related oppression/ conflict. “Abolition of private property” (Marx,21) is the way according to Marx to achieve equality in …show more content…
For the average laborer they had to work continuously in order to survive however the amount they are paid is little to nothing and barley helps them get by and because of high demand and unsympathetic capitalist any time the could be fired at any given time ; which can put them at high risk for homelessness and starvation. “Centralization of credit in the hand of the state,by the means of a national bank.” (Marx,28) In a Communist society the money would be mandated by the government and based on the needs of an individual they will receive that much reassuring that all members would be able to live knowing they will have all the basic necessities they would need in order to