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The Working Class Family, 2002.
A paper on the organization of working class families from different ethnic minorities.
2,218 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper compares the working class family structure of slaves in the South and Italian-American immigrants, along with more contemporary working class families. It focuses on the Slaves in antebellum South and Italian-American immigrants of the 1840s in Buffalo, New York. Secondary sources are discussed and compared. This paper explains how capitalism effects their working class family structure.
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"Working class families in America have struggled for centuries against an economic system (capitalism) that seeks in every way to devalue the worth of workers. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the native-born working class was augmented by a huge influx of immigrants coming from Southern and Eastern Europe. These workers brought with them cultural differences from the native-born Americans (which should be taken to mean native-born but probably also relatively recent immigrant status in family lineage), differences that were then used to discriminate against them and put them at the very end of the employment queue. Also, during this time period, recently freed former slaves were moving from rural farm cities into southern cities and northern industrial centers. There was always a tension in new immigrant and slave communities between cultural values and norms and economic necessity, but while culture may have played a part in how these families were viewed by society, and how they perceived their own methods of organization, it was economic factors that determined working class family and social structures during the late 19th and early 20th centuries for every type of working class family."
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Working Class Families in Montreal, 2005.
An analysis of the book "Working Families: Age, Gender, and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal".
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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This paper presents a book review of "Working Families: Age, Gender, and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal", by Bradbury. It is a work of historiography that seeks to fill in some of the gaps in Canadian historiography of working class families during the years from 1860s to the 1890s.
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" Book Review: Working Families: Age, Gender, and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal This was the time of the industrial revolution in Canada, and during this time Montreal became Canada's most important industrial city. Therefore, a history of this period in Montreal is very useful in understanding how the industrial revolution impacted families, and particularly how it impacted Canadian families. "
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"The Family, Sex & Marriage In England" by Lawrence Stone & "Condition of Working Class in England" by Engels, 1996.
Compares works on causes & meaning of radical changes in home & male-female relations in England, 1500-1800.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"Lawrence Stone, in The Family, Sex, and Marriage in England, 1500-1800, argues that the causes of radical changes in the home and in relations between men and women in England during those three centuries were manifold. Stone also argues that while some of the transformations were negative, most were positive and were precursors of elements which exist in free societies today. These conclusions on the part of Stone stand in stark contrast to the ideas of Friedrich Engels. In The Condition of the Working Class in England, Engels argues that the changes were almost wholly negative, and that the cause was singular---the dehumanizing, exploitive and alienating impact of capitalism in its early stages.
In terms of accuracy, Stone's thesis is more convincing than Engels', for the wide variety and dramatic nature of the changes..."
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'Working Class Hero', 2006.
An analysis of the song 'Working Class Hero'.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper analyzes the song "Working Class Hero" for what it says about work and workers, and for how it might help a vocational counselor. This paper notes that the song "Working Class Hero" celebrates the members of the working class who do their jobs for their families and who do not get the respect they deserve. The song does not single out one type of worker but instead celebrates the class of workers who do most of the work for society.
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" The song begins with a reference to retirement, to the end of the working life, showing how little the worker receives in terms of praise for what he has done. He is given a gold watch and holds it in his callused hand. The song also indicates, however, that the working class hero does not want more than this and instead has worked his whole life for the good of his family, giving his wife a house and his children a start in life. "
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Middle and Working Classes in Victorian England, 2002.
This paper discusses the different advances during the mid-Victorian era that suppressed the revolt of the working class, a class that experienced much hardship.
2,032 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 64.95
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The working class in Victorian England did not revolt due to the constant reform and leisure opportunities mostly provided by the middle class. This paper deals with such topics as family support, faith, and the overall improvement of urban Britain that appeased the working class.
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"During the time-period known by most historians as the Industrial Revolution, a great change overtook British culture. Aside from the political and economic change which occurred, a profound social modification became apparent. The population was seeking to better their lives and sought employment in newly-formed industries. Many of the workers which included women and children, labored through twelve hour work shifts, with poor sustenance, deprived living conditions and were completing monotonous tasks. However, in all of this chaos, the middle class and working class never revolted. This essay will address the reasons of how and why the middle class/factory owners began to care about the working class and the conditions in which they lived."
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Late 19th Century Working Class Women, 2008.
This paper discuses literature about research describing working class women in the late 19th century, especially in Montreal and Paris, Ontario.
2,090 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that, in Bettina Bradbury's research, between 1861 and 1891, mainly French-Canadian women are found living and working in a harsh way, which demanded general resourcefulness to maintain their families' survivals. The author points out that, in contrast, Joy Parr's study of Ontario's industrial towns after 1880 reveals women's closer connections to the waged labor economy. The paper stresses that Bradbury's depiction of working class women in Montreal is convincing and speaks to Canadian women in terms beyond economics or feminism. The author found that, despite much theory referring to positions of gender as somehow unitary, there are dangers in presuming the realities of working class women in the later 19th century. The paper concludes that this literature helps interpret a contemporary Canadian society, which still tends to disadvantage women.
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Introduction
Situation versus Culture
Reflection
Last Remarks
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"Few widows received pension incomes for their husbands had often not had pensions in the forms of employment available to them. A predictable aspect of law so disadvantageous to women was the woman to turn to prostitution for survival or those running brothels or taverns. Joy Parr's work refers to Paris, Ontario and the demand for mainly British factory hands, often women, who were already skilled contributors to factory life before emigration. The idea of women working beyond the home as losing their reputations prevailed in much attention to 'protecting' women in Paris Ontario, as in the Penmans company's payment of quite low wages but also providing recreational and health care services."
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Working Class Conditions in Victorian England, 2005.
A look at how substandard working conditions in the Victorian Era resulted in serious health problems among the working class.
913 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper details the poverty and poor working conditions in England during the Victorian Era and how these conditions had a profoundly negative impact on the health and well-being of the working class. The paper describes the long hours, hazardous working conditions, and low pay that sentenced the people of the working class to a life of inadequate food, housing, medical care, and education. The paper also points out how the Victorian Era is a disturbing example of the consequences of substandard working condition.
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"Poor working conditions had a tremendous and negative effect on the health of the working class in England in the Victorian Age. The Victorian Age (the nineteenth century) saw the rise of a large working class, where women, men, and children are spent long hours in employment in substandard conditions. Working conditions were poor, and physical mistreatment was common, as were long hours, unhealthy conditions, and poor wages. As a direct result of these poor conditions and ensuing poverty, the health of the average working class Victorian was poor. Nutrition and hygiene were poor, and disease was common, as was malnutrition."
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Formation of the Working Class, 2006.
Explains why the formation of the working class represented a pivotal change in the development of the industrial revolution.
974 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that the industrial revolution could not have grown and flourished without the formation of the working class. The paper points out that the working class facilitated the mass production of goods that was so vital to the industrial revolution and that it was exactly the deplorable working and living conditions of this labor class that allowed factory owners and investors to reinvest in their businesses and further the advance of industry.
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"While artisan guilds and small cottage industries had been in existence since the Middle Ages, the need for industrial workers was a different issue. The number of workers needed to create the volume of production the expansion and forward development the industrial revolution needed required the restructuring of society. In the early years of the industrial revolution, the industrial units were similar to expanded family units. Extended family members worked together much as they had in the home to create a particular product. Sometimes this unit also included the family of two or three business partners as well. The salaries were kept to a minimum in order for the profits to be reinvested in the expansion of the business. As these businesses grew, the industrial unit became similar to a colonial settlement with supporting industries in close proximity. Also as these businesses grew the expansion brought a need for additional workers. In order to attract workers, businesses also had to include work opportunities for spouses and even children. Without attracting more workers, there would have been no available labor force to expand production."
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Working Class Rebellion, 2004.
This paper discusses working class rebellion as depicted in Phillip Bonosky?s novel, ?Burning Valley?, and the film, ?Norma Rae?, directed by Martin Ritt.
1,220 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper uses examples from a novel and a film to demonstrate that, until there is resistance, revolution, or rebellion, people usually will accept their position in society as either a worker or someone in the upper class, such as a business manager. The author points out that, after examining several instances from the novel and the film, it is clear that the different mindset of the working class from the upper class causes a class structure gap. The paper stresses that rebellion is a disturbance that causes members of the working class to rethink their position.
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"While there are many differences between Norma Rae, in the film titled "Norma Rae", and the character of Benedict Blumanis, they share an important similarity. They have the potential to change their way of thinking. After a man that she had been sexually involved with beat and verbally abused Norma, she came across the familiar face of a union organizer, Reuben. In this scene, as she asks Reuben questions, Norma is displaying her willingness to understand and her openness to change."
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"The Making of the English Working Class", 2008.
A discussion on how E. P. Thompson's "The Making of the English Working Class" fits in to a broader Marxist history.
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses how Thompson's "The Making of the English Working Class" can be considered 'bottom up' history in its concern to rescue the working people of the Industrial Revolution from the economic conditions of the time. It looks at how, central to Thompson's work, is the theme of the emergence of a conscious working class between 1780 and 1832 in the context of the proletarianization and political repression. It also examines how Thompson's work fits into Marxist thinking and how Thompson is a good example of a cultural Marxist.
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"Marx does not focus on cultural history either, but rather economic history and class relationships for this "grand, overarching evolutionary theory of human history rested upon a dialectic of economic transformation" . For Marx what we do is the basis of who we are. Marx's theory is also an example of a 'systematic theory', in that it tries to explain how all parts relate to the whole in their system. There are several main tenets of Marxist theory which I will explain now in order to establish a framework in order to evaluate E.P. Thompson's work. Marx saw society as being evolutionary in that it moved and would continue to do so through successive stages of economic development or modes of production."
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"The Making of the English Working Class", 2002.
A book review of E.P Thompson's "The Making of the English Working Class."
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This essay is a book review of E.P Thompson's "The Making of the English Working Class." This essay argues that, in Thompson's opinion, the milieu of pre-industrial England contributed significantly to shaping the attitudes and preconceptions of the working classes of Britain towards the social effects of the new capitalist economy. Their response to economic changes thus suggests their awareness that this new economy posed a threat to the comparative stability of the older social and economic order.
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"The Making of the English Working Class", 2007.
A review and criticism of E.P. Thompson's "The Making of the English Working Class".
1,432 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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"The Making of the English Working Class", by the 20th century British Marxist historian E.P. Thompson, attempts to chronicle the political, social and economic effects of the industrial revolution in modern English society. This paper presents a review and critique of this book and concludes that studying this book provides readers with a new perspective on the era.
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"Far from interpreting the actions of the members of Parliament, such as the Honorable PM Pitt as noble, he sees such half-measures as reflective of their desire to acquire social and political capital through their positions, and to render the lower classes subject classes to their emerging power in England. (Thompson, p. 197) Far from a bloodless transition from one form of economic society to another, the history of England, he writes, is a history of social civil wars. During this transition English society could emerge into a place embodied either by the Jacobites of France or the English middle class."
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The Working Class Hero, 2002.
This paper offers an analysis of the working class hero through a review of "Joseph Andrews and Shamela" by Henry Fielding.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the main character Joseph Andrews in the book "Joseph Andrews and Shamela" by Henry Fielding. By analyzing the character's main attributes, which are the elements of the working class hero, the writer discusses if this was conveyed by Fielding in a clear way. The writer discusses that the elements of the story tell the life of man who is a moralistic worker, while, at the same time, a dominant character in the heroic sense.
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The Industrial Revolution and the Working Class, 2003.
An examination of the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution on the working class in Britain.
847 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses how the Industrial Revolution in Europe, more specifically, in Britain, was a curse for the working man. It focuses on living, working, and other poor conditions encountered by peasants. It looks at how it paid the least possible wages and how workers were required to pay for their own food and homes, how child labor was abused, and how the invention of machines led to the depersonalization of companies and families.
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"One way, in which the Industrial Revolution negatively affected the working class, was the abuse of children for labor. One instance of extreme abuse of children was in the mines. The mines preferred child workers rather than adults because children were smaller and therefore the mine?s owner didn?t have to pay for constructing large tunnels and extra timbering. Cramped into dark, filthy and damp tunnels with only rags for clothes, hundreds of children actually died due to the conditions that they worked in. Children were often paid less than adults and put in other horrible conditions that some adult workers didn?t even have to face."
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The Working Class in Canadian History, 2005.
Examines the evolution of the working class in Canadian labor history.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 18 sources, $ 133.95
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This assignment involves two interviewed subjects reflecting on the changed environment in the labour force since 1960s. The paper looks at the unsuitability of unionisation to their particular field.
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"This paper's focus on Oral History has been most helpful in removing a number of assumptions to do with post-World War II labour in Toronto, and an industry that has forever drawn new Canadian workers. Two subjects were interviewed, at length, the first, a now retired person who spent his entire working life in the Canadian hospitality industry. (Schiff ) His background was not working class. Instead, he was a delasse European displaced person who arrived in Toronto as a youth with his mother, in the early 1950s."
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