What Is The Role Of The Social Worker Dbq
The Industrial Revolution brought jobs to the table, some of them were more dangerous than others but a job was a job.Having a job in this time period had it's beneficial aspects and it’s baleful aspects. Even though people were glad to have a job, children missed out on the education they needed to get away from the life of poverty. In document 1, an excerpt from William Cooper’s testimony before the Sadler Committee, Cooper never got a chance to learn how to write because he had been working since he was ten. When he was giving his testimony he was eighteen and could barely read. Cooper was just glad he was making some money to support himself. If he went to school his family would be missing out on money, yet if he worked he would be missing
out in the education he needed not succeed. Children even began to develop deformities because the only sunlight they would get would be the sun that spilled into the factory windows. The children did not even get the exercise they needed to be healthy because they were too busy working (Poddar). In document 2, excerpt from Philadelphia in 1844 written by Leon Faucher after his visit, explains how a little town was able to become a place of example. Ashton brothers made it their duty to employ people and help the town. They rented out houses for seventy-five cents a week. They employed 1500 people in their factories. The down side of the houses is that they did not make much money in the factories even with their long hours. The brothers helped thousand of people and made the town as pristine as possible. In document 3, This table shows US steel production from 1740-1900, shows just how much steel production increased. Since there was more production being made there had to be more people to work making steel. This increase opened up new factories that needed more workers. Just because people had jobs did not mean everything was alright. In document 6, Photograph of New York City Garment Workers, there is an photo of men with signs protesting their long hours with low pay. One sign says “We want 8 Hours work”. People had to work from early morning to late nights. Their pay was not that good either. Workers were paid about ten cents an hour despite their job or skill (Poddar). For every positive of someone’s job there was a negative that came with it.
out in the education he needed not succeed. Children even began to develop deformities because the only sunlight they would get would be the sun that spilled into the factory windows. The children did not even get the exercise they needed to be healthy because they were too busy working (Poddar). In document 2, excerpt from Philadelphia in 1844 written by Leon Faucher after his visit, explains how a little town was able to become a place of example. Ashton brothers made it their duty to employ people and help the town. They rented out houses for seventy-five cents a week. They employed 1500 people in their factories. The down side of the houses is that they did not make much money in the factories even with their long hours. The brothers helped thousand of people and made the town as pristine as possible. In document 3, This table shows US steel production from 1740-1900, shows just how much steel production increased. Since there was more production being made there had to be more people to work making steel. This increase opened up new factories that needed more workers. Just because people had jobs did not mean everything was alright. In document 6, Photograph of New York City Garment Workers, there is an photo of men with signs protesting their long hours with low pay. One sign says “We want 8 Hours work”. People had to work from early morning to late nights. Their pay was not that good either. Workers were paid about ten cents an hour despite their job or skill (Poddar). For every positive of someone’s job there was a negative that came with it.