15.1 Changes in working opportunities and living standards Flashcards

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What happened to unemployment and real wages during the depression?

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Unemployment reached 3 million by 1931 yet real wages increased in value and there was a general and ‘genuine’ increase in living standards.

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What was the impact of the growth on household appliances?

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Buying electrical goods became cheaper improving the life for women as some of the burden of housework was removed.

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How did the nature of urban communities change after the depression?

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There was a movement from inner cities to suburbs with new private housing with electricity, indoor toilets and hot running water

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What did Rowntree’s 1936 York poverty survey?

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Improvement overall

  • ¾ of unemployed families lived in poverty
  • Baseline increase; 3-shilling for semi-luxuries like beer
  • Proportion of York’s population in primary/secondary poverty had fallen from 28% -> 18%
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What happened to consumer spending in the 1930’s?

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As there were lower prices this led to higher real wages and increased consumer spending

  • Women bought cosmetics
  • More money to spend on entertainment like cinemas
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