Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution
Imagine being seven years old and having to work in factors or the mines to stay alive. Children were useful as laborers because their size allowed them to move in small spaces in factories or mines where adults couldn’t fit. Children also were easier to manage and control and perhaps most importantly, children could be paid less than adults. In the 1800’s the Industrial Revolution occurred, this was a time that was brought by the introduction of machinery. Industries were growing and the mass production of manufactured goods were developed. The rise of industrialization brought problems to society as well as benefits. One problem was harsh working conditions of British children.
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The document also talks about how the boys had better relations with their mothers than their fathers. The format of this document is a book review of the book Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution. The author of the book review is Hugh Cunningham. His purpose of writing the book review is to inform us on what the children had to do to survive in the Industrial Revolution. Since kids were smaller than adult, kids would go to work in factories or mines to get in the places where adults could not reach. Cunningham's audience would be anyone who is interested in learning about children labor during the Industrial Revolution. However this document has a few limitations because the document is a book review meaning that not a lot of people will read about his summary of the book. Also the book review only talks about the bad side of child labor and not the good side. The summarization of the database document would be that it was more of an expectation for the boys to enter the labor market as soon as they were old enough to, so they can help their mothers support the family rather than a
Imagine being seven years old and having to work in factors or the mines to stay alive. Children were useful as laborers because their size allowed them to move in small spaces in factories or mines where adults couldn’t fit. Children also were easier to manage and control and perhaps most importantly, children could be paid less than adults. In the 1800’s the Industrial Revolution occurred, this was a time that was brought by the introduction of machinery. Industries were growing and the mass production of manufactured goods were developed. The rise of industrialization brought problems to society as well as benefits. One problem was harsh working conditions of British children.
In the document Child …show more content…
The document also talks about how the boys had better relations with their mothers than their fathers. The format of this document is a book review of the book Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution. The author of the book review is Hugh Cunningham. His purpose of writing the book review is to inform us on what the children had to do to survive in the Industrial Revolution. Since kids were smaller than adult, kids would go to work in factories or mines to get in the places where adults could not reach. Cunningham's audience would be anyone who is interested in learning about children labor during the Industrial Revolution. However this document has a few limitations because the document is a book review meaning that not a lot of people will read about his summary of the book. Also the book review only talks about the bad side of child labor and not the good side. The summarization of the database document would be that it was more of an expectation for the boys to enter the labor market as soon as they were old enough to, so they can help their mothers support the family rather than a