Migration”). Its coastal‚ northern position allowed New York to flourish‚ becoming a powerhouse of commerce and‚ as described in Manhattan Transfer‚ the second city in the world. (25) The increasing presence of mass transportation was one element of industrialisation that significantly affected American society at the turn of the 20th century‚ and one on which this essay will place some considerable focus. Travel to places outside of one’s hometown became easier‚ especially for the wealthy‚ while migration
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erating the pace of growth of productivity and per capita GDP. This was the obvious require ment for alleviating poverty and reducing the developmental gap that separated them from the developed countries. To realise this goal‚ they considered industrialisation to be an important prerequisite. This stemmed from the perspective that modern economic growth was a process characterised by an increase in the share of employment in the non-agricultural sector‚ and within the latter by a change in the scale
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UNIT 1 FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS Time allowed: 1hr Total marks: 60 Item 1A Recent decades have seen major changes in families and households in the United Kingdom. Some sociologists argue that‚ with the rise of the symmetrical family‚ the patriarchal power of the husband has disappeared and relationships have become more equal and democratic. However‚ feminists argue that women still have a dual burden to carry. There have also been many changes in the patterns of marriage. For example‚ the
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gives a very powerful‚ violent and gruesome image in the mind of readers. In the opening line “into a coil‚ a scythe”‚ this juxtaposition between “head like a horse”‚ refers to a majestic horse being nature killed by the forces of mankind‚ industrialisation and mechanics of the modern day society. “Kangaroos near hay”‚ feature road side caresses of kangaroos tat vividly emblematise the cruel killing of nature by man‚ having once been ‚majestic and fully poise‚ but now a disrespected pile of bones
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1960s and early 1970s that the ’environment’ became more firmly part of the political agenda in most European countries. It was largely a response to the spectacular growth of not only the Western economies‚ but also the continued and extensive industrialisation of the Eastern bloc countries such as Poland and the USSR. ’Green groups’ sprang up round the
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Prior to 1850‚ middle and working class activities were ultimately dominated by the gendered ideology of ‘separate spheres’. This ideology emphasised that men and women were to occupy distinct arenas: whilst women remained within the private domestic sphere of the home‚ men occupied the public sphere of politics‚ business and law. Prevailing ideas surrounding the distinction between femininity and masculinity became increasingly evident and translated into practice before 1850. Gender came to be
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1. Introduction Much of the debate about the de-industrialising impact of colonial rule focused on the experience of India. Even though recent studies offer a different understanding of industrialisation and underdevelopment in India (Roy 2004: 233-34)‚ the belief that India suffered ‘de-industrialisation’ and that the experience can be extrapolated to other Asian countries‚ including Indonesia. There are several problems in any quantification of the production and consumption of cotton
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were all non-industrial‚ work such as hunting‚ gathering or farming. Starting in the 18th century and continuing into the 19th century work has become regular paid employment. The simple rural lives were exchanged by mass production of goods. Industrialisation led to urbanisation‚ it changed the medieval customs‚ beliefs and ideals. The term ‘industrial revolution’ is used to describe this transformation. Industrial Productive activity involved Factory systems and mechanisation powered by energy sources
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traditional theories such as Functionalism and Marxism are outdated and are deemed irrelevant to many sociologists. Functionalism and Marxism are often described as ‘modernist’ as they explain the findings of modern society‚ where it follows the industrialisation of the western world. Postmodernists reject the views of the modernist theorists as they claim that they are metanarratives. They believe that sociology needs to develop new theories so we can fully understand postmodern society. Postmodernity
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