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Examines the transformation of work from artisan-centered to a mechanized workforce. Looks at the emergence of industrialization and the impact it had on production and on the worker experience, the development of the consumer society, and the growth of labor unrest.
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artisans, cotton mills, deskilling, industrial workers, labor movement, labor theory of value, mechanization of work, putting-out system, rise of consumerism, rise of manufacturing, textile mills, working conditions in factories, boston associates, francis cabot lowell, lowell, massachusetts, openstax: transformation in north 1800-50: early industrialization in northeast, rhode island system, samuel slater, working men’s party, industrial development in united states, emergence of industrial america (1865-1919)
Classroom Considerations
- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)