The Role Of Factory Workers During The Industrial Revolution

The rapid urbanization families and other factory workers that moved from the countryside’s way of life was quickly altered and deteriorated. The long working condition diminished these workers of leisure or energy to be involved in recreational activities(IMPACT). In pre-Industrialization, “They tended their own gardens, worked on textiles in their homes or small shops, and raised farm animals. They were their own bosses(WEBS).” People that lived in the countryside had everything the could buy or make on their own within their small village. On the other hand, during the Industrial Revolution, these factory workers were not unable to work at their own pace or take breaks to talk to their neighbor. The majority of the workers lived outside of the factories in poorly run and overpopulated cities that are filled with apartment like structures called
The tenements contained about “five to nine people lived in a single room which was as big as an apartment (Working and Living Conditions).” However, the slums were overcrowding and lack ventilation, sewage systems, or resources to clean water. Therefore, not only were these families and workers living in these poor health conditions, diseases spread fast and frequently. Furthermore, the average life expectancy of the Britain people dropped drastically. “The Registrar General reported in 1841 that the average life expectancy in rural areas of England was 45 years of age but was only 37 in London and an alarming 26 in Liverpool (WEBS).” Additionally, high infant mortality of about 25%-33% of children do not live past their fifth birthday. The industrialization did not only affect the quality of life, but it also drastically changed the roles of the traditional