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Rich and Poor & Those Inbetween

Rich and Poor & Those Inbetween. Jessica Barbery Jessica Chilingerian Austin Fauni Joey Dhillon Kaitlin Lopez. Social Structure. The standard of living for the average person increased. Wages for British workers rose dramatically between 1850 and 1906

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Rich and Poor & Those Inbetween

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  1. Rich and Poor & Those Inbetween Jessica Barbery Jessica Chilingerian Austin Fauni Joey Dhillon Kaitlin Lopez

  2. Social Structure • The standard of living for the average person increased. • Wages for British workers rose dramatically between 1850 and 1906 • These increases also occurred in continental countries as the industrial movement started to grow. • Although there were improvements, it didn’t completely eliminate poverty and hardship, wealth and income did not significantly change. • The community was diverse because the gap between the rich and the poor was very large. - created more social classes, resulting in less unity • The patterns of inequality has remained the same

  3. The Middle Class • The 20th century urban middle class diversified • At the top was the wealthy business, banking, industrial families - Lived aristocratic, secular lives - Influenced politics greatly - Wealth could be shown off by the amount of servants they owned or things such as personal carriages and coaches • The “Middle” Class was the larger subgroup - This class included the successful industrialists, merchants, and professionals in law and medicine - They were satisfied with their solid amount of wealth

  4. Middle Class cont. • The Lower Middle Class - This subgroup was made up of the independent shopkeepers, small traders, and manufacturers • The expansion of industry and technology also brought in people like engineers, architects, chemists, accountants, nurses, and more into the middle class

  5. Middle Class Culture • Food was very essential for middle class. They usually held feasts once every week. • 25% of the income was spent on food and drinks • Early 1900’s middle class started to rent apartments instead of owning homes, the servants would live with them • The keys in culture were books, music and travel • Middle class were united by the expected behavior and mortality • Knowing right from, self-discipline, and personal achievement

  6. The Working Classes • 4/5 people were in the working class - most were small land owning peasants • There was a range of working class skills, earnings, and experiences. • Economic development, and increased specialization formed this distinction • the gap between the manual workers and the highly skilled workers began to decrease, it was seen in their lifestyles and cultures • 15% of the working class composed of highly skilled workers became a labor aristocracy • The highly skilled workers earned twice as much income as the unskilled workers.

  7. The Labor Aristocracy A School For Servants

  8. Construction bosses and foremen were the most aristocratic • Skilled laborers were always under constant pressure - skilled workers were easily replaced by semi-skilled workers that agreed with lower wages • Upper working class began to develop better working conditions and behaviors - committed to family and economic improvement - lead to the upper class putting money towards children education

  9. Leisure • Drinking was a favorite leisure-time activity of working people • As the 19th century progressed, drinking became more public and social as cafes and pubs became increasingly friendly and welcoming • Also, pubs were used for political activities within the working-class. Sports and music halls were also utilized for leisure • Bets were placed on popular sports such as racing and soccer

  10. Religion • provided the working people with meaning and purpose • The 19th century symbolized religious revival • However, there was a decline in church attendance in 19th century suggesting a decline in faith and religion • Working class families still had their children baptized so they could call themselves "Christian" • Religion continued to diminish in the daily life. • Catholic and Protestant churches were seen as conservative institutions defending social order and customs • People became anti-church, but not anti-religion

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