19th class based society
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The 19th century class-‐‑based society
Origins, characteristics and life in the industrial cities
1. Origins of the class-‐‑based society
Class-‐‑based society
Industrial Revolution
French Revolution
19th century liberal
revolution
2. Characteristics of the class-‐‑based society
Freedom and equality under
the law Social
inequalities
• Social class was determined by wealth
Open
society
Polical inequalities
• Limited suffrage to male with money until the end of the 19th century
Differences based on genre
• Women were not allowed to vote until the 20th century
3. The social classes The Upper class • Political and economic elite • Their values and way of life were the ones to follow
• Integrated by big land owners, financers, bank owners, factory owners and big merchants
The middle class • Civil servants, lawyers, doctors • Small merchants and artisans • Small farmers • Life conditions of their lowest members were prePy similar to the working class members one.
The working class • Agricultural labourers, domestic service and proletariat (industrial working class)
• The proletariat become the most important part of this class.
• The situation in the first years of the industrialisation was horrible: low wages, no ending working days, no holidays, no strikes or trade unions, childhood work, etc.
4. Life in the industrial cities
• Urban population increased during 19th century, because of the urban migration.
• Changes in 19th century cities: 1. Urban development: new railway lines and stations,
large factories and more pollution. 2. Urban expansion: cities grew beyond their medieval
centres, with new avenues and bigger streets. 3. New residential areas:
1. Middle-‐‑class neighbourhoods with green zones, gas lightning and well built houses.
2. Working-‐‑class neighbourhoods in marginal areas, with narrow streets, no lightning or other public services.