society and culture Flashcards
what were the classes
different social groups
classes based on
accents, how a person is born (where
upper class
had exact newspaper, chrurch, school
middle
pre rich
lower class
white collar workers
what group of ppl worked for working class
trades or factory
how were working class divided
skilled, unskilled, casual labour
how did death of cottage industry affetc women
they had to go look for jobs in the city or stay in the countryside and do agriculture work as a servant
how did some women benefit from industrial r.
they had moneh so they had independance
what was life like in the slums?
crime and disease v often, poor
wat was poor law
providing relief to those in need of help
was poor law effective
no
what were workhouses
where the poor worked at menial jobs for shelter and little food
why did many british ppl emigrate overseas colonies
to escape poverty, class system and factory life
irish potato famine of 1845
potato crop had a terrible disease, fams moved to british cities or overseas
