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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 SOCIAL CLASSES DURING THE INDUSTRIA LREVOLUTI ON THESE WERE SOME EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL AND ECHINOMI CALCHANG E Upper and middle class The middle class- consisted of business and professional people. These people were given political and educational benefits. As the middle class gained in power, it became more important politically. By the mid-1800's, big business interests was a main part in controlling British government policies. Working class The working day probably was no longer under industrialism than under the domestic system—ab out12 to 14 hours a day for six days a week. But in the factories, the machines forced workers to work faster and without rest. Jobs became more specialized, and the work became monotonous.Factory wages were low. Some employers kept them low deliberately. Many people agreed with the English writer Arthur Young, who wrote: "Everyone but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious." Women and children worked as unskilled laborers and made only a small fraction of men's low wages. Children—m anyof them less than 10 years old—worked from 10 to 14 hours a day. Some were deformed by their work or crippled by unsafe machines. Before Durin gthe indus trialr evolu tion The working day was about 12 to 14 hours, for six days a week. In factorie s-machin esforced workers to work faster and without rest. Jobs became more specializ ed,and skilled. Factory pay was low. Some employe rskept them low delibera tely.Wo menand children worked as unskille dlaboure rsand made only a small fraction of the mens' already low wages. Children, at ages less than 10 years of age, worked from 10 to 14 hours a day. Some were deforme dby their work or crippled by unsafe machine s.
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