Bourgeoisie And Industrialism

However, what happens when the roles of the classes turn? This is Karl Marx predicts within his book The Communist Manifesto. The proletariats are the class considered to be the working class, right below the bourgeoise in terms of economic gain. Karl Marx discusses the number ratio between the two classes and discloses the fact that the proletariat outnumber the bourgeoise. Within the class is a sense of belonging, the bourgeoise live their lavish lives and have most of the say so when it comes to power. Most laws and regulations work in the favor of the bourgeoise class, while the working proletariat class is the class of struggle. This is where it ties into man’s self-alienation. Marx’s idea that the working man has alienated himself from humanity by becoming a machine of society, no longer being able to think for himself but rather only thinking of survival and mass production. By focusing on production for the bourgeoise, man is unable to relate to himself or others around him. He is alienated in the fact that he no longer belongs to a community but more so to a factory. This is beneficial to the bourgeoise because they would not have to fear the alliance of the workers against them if each worker felt isolated from one another. Karl Marx describes within his book the overview idea of the working man as a tool for production, a machine himself, isolated

The Industrial Revolution began in England during the 18th Century. This revolution started out in England, and spread throughout Europe and North America. Many technologic and agricultural advances were made during this time. Factories became the main source of production, rather than in home workers. This resulted in many people living in rural areas to move into industrialized cities, which was called rural to urban migration. The Industrial Revolution started in England due to its supply of natural resources, advanced technology and inventions, and political freedom.

Throughout history, children have always worked, either as apprentices or servants. However, child labor reached a whole new scale during the time period of the Industrial Revolution. Throughout the time frame of late 1800s-early 1900s, children worked long hours in dangerous factory conditions for very little wages. They were considered useful as laborers because their small stature allowed them to be cramped into smaller spaces, and they could be paid less for their services. Many worked to help support their families, and by doing so, they forwent their education. Numerous nineteenth century reformers and labor groups sought to restrict child labor and to improve working conditions.

The Second Industrial Revolution had a major impact on women's lives. After being controlled fro so long women were experiencing what it was like to live an independent life. In the late nineteenth century women were participating in a variety of experiences, such as social disabilities confronted by all women, new employment patterns, and working class poverty and prostitution. These experiences will show how women were perceived in the Second Industrial Revolution.

The industrialization of cities, such as Berlin, greatly increased the price of living for the working class. Because of this, children who were a cheap source of labor, were often times expected to work daily for meager earnings. This process is exhibited in the engraving titled “Orphan Girls and Boys in a Welfare Institution.” The images are set in Germany in 1846 and display orphaned girls working in a sewing factory and boys working in a textile factory. This depiction of boys and girls speaks volumes about gender roles when it comes to social standing and job opportunities. In addition, these images show a very idealized version of child labor and industrialization and argue that children should be a source of cheap labor to reduce the cost of production and be separated based on sex. Many other sources such as Dronke’s “Excerpts from Berlin” and The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels juxtapose this interpretation. The conflicting viewpoints of industrialization and gender roles will hence be analyzed in relation to the engraving and child labor in Germany in the 1800s.

The Working class that made up around 80% of society had little or no bargaining power with their employers resulting in the continuation of unfair working hours, bad wages, and unsanitary and hazardous working conditions. The workers could not even fight for their rights in the political system as only the rich were eligible to vote.

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain for several reasons. By the mid-1700's, the country had become the world's leading colonial

In the historical fiction novel Lyddie by Katherine Paterson, there is a young girl named Lyddie who has to work to pay off her father’s debt, and she has worked at multiple places, eventually ending up working at a factory. This story takes place during the Industrial Revolution, in settings such as the factory, boarding houses, a tavern, and farms/mills. Lyddie’s story is important because it shows realistic events that would’ve happened during this time, such as how it was to work in the factory, the life

The industrial revolution swept through Europe and North America during the 19th century, affecting the class structure, economy, government, and even the religious practices of everyone who lived in or did commerce with these new "industrialized nations." It made the modern age possible, but it was not without its "growing pains." The position of women before the industrial revolution was often equivalent to chattel, and then as now, they were expected to take naturally to housework and child rearing. The history of working women in the Industrial Revolution is rife with accounts of abuse and tragedy, but overall it improved their position in capitalist societies. Below, I will explain the

The resilience of women and the hardship of men were prominent during this time. However, women were still deeply grounded in their home life (Bolin, 74). Particularly women from middle-income families were left with job of being able to balance work and home life (Bolin, 74). Being a caregiver and taking care of the domestic needs of the home was very important. During this time tradition values were deeply routed in the home. Women made sure not let their home life consume them because their may focus was being a good wife and mother. This is a trend that has made its way even in today’s society. “Even now lack of adequate day-care (necessitating private baby-sitting service), low paying jobs for women, and the growth of technologies that open the door to and “electronic cottage industry”, indicate that women’s home production is a mutable but perhaps permanent response to women’s economic and social inequality under capitalism” (Hollingsworth, & Tyyska). The oppression in the past is shown to have made and imprint on society even to this day. Even though

During the Industrial Revolution, women were, in general, considered socially inferior. A “good woman” was expected to stay at home, raise

In the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century of England, the Industrial Revolution occurred. It is marked as an important movement in history because it introduced steam-driven machinery, large factories, and a new working class. With new manufacturing, job opportunities opened up. As the demand for employees rose, that is when the working class also began to rise. However, it not only included adults but children as well. The main reason for children to work is because it benefits the employers and their families economically. Employers made profit by having children work for low wages, and the money the children made would go towards the family income and necessities to survive. The low adult wages would not suffice for a neutral family or extended, so children had no choice but to work and help support their family. Although in need of money, there were too many dangers involved when the children were working. As a result of this, the state legislation had Acts passed for the children’s safety. The Industrial Revolution had many upsides in modernizing England, but it also uncovered that children should not be seen as workers needing money, but as young human beings that need education and protection, and the only way to initiate this is with the involvement of the state.

These groups move through phases and progress to betterment. Once man reaches the final stage of the class progression, he will be liberated. Over time, fewer capitalists will exist and the proletariat will rise. As the bourgeoisie grows, the proletariat does as well. In this sense, the bourgeoisie “produces...its own grave-diggers” (Marx, 233). The bourgeoisie itself supplies the proletariat with weapons for defeating the bourgeoisie. Workers not only become slaves to their masters and their work, but become slaves to the bourgeoisie manufacturer and machines. Men, women, and children can all work because they are simply appendages, or parts of the machine. This working class will grow and become dissatisfied, unite, and create a problem with the capitalists which will then result in a revolution. All change will come from a violent revolution because there is no such thing as an effective, peaceful revolution. The Communist Party will bring about the dictatorship of the proletariat since only the Communist Party understands its movement and scientific history. The proletariat must go on to destroy the notion of bourgeois, or private, property since it leads to individuals being selfish and creates tension among citizens. Since the proletariat is fed by the bourgeoisie, this will lead to the demise of society since

Although the relationship between the classes was based highly on economic standards set by society, Marx described the class relationships as social exploitation rather than an object of the labor market.5 Marx’s class relationship is described “in these two ways the worker becomes a slave to his object: firstly he receives an object of labor, that is he receives labor, and secondly, he receives the means of subsistence.”6 Marx believed that the Bourgeoisie would eventually lose its power to the working class, which would rebel against its exploitation and eventually bring about the creation of a middle class.

However, it is important to realize that this hostility also takes a very specific form: the dialectic (that of exchanging logical arguments to arrive at the truth. According to Marx's dialectical account of history, every class is unstable and fated for complete destruction because of its internal inconsistencies. Out of its ruins, a new class forms that resolves the in congruencies of its forerunner but retains it own, which will in turn cause its eventual destruction. More specifically, the bourgeoisie must create the proletariat as a condition of their own development, in order to work in their burgeoning industries. While doing this, they must treat the proletariat worse and worse while giving them the means to associate through politics. The consequence of this plan is that the proletariat grows in power and eventually overthrows their oppressors. The inner contradiction is the bourgeois's need for proletariat labor. When this need is met, it leads to the eradication of the bourgeois's power (Marx, 94).