2nd Industrial Revolution
Seth Baker
Work Life of the Rich
Work Life for the Poor
Work Life Analysis
Housing of the Rich
Housing Life of the Poor
Housing Life Analysis
Life of Rich Children
Life of Children for Poor
Child Life Analysis
Although children had been servants and apprentices throughout most of human history, child labor reached new extremes during the Industrial Revolution. Children often worked long hours in dangerous factory conditions for very little money. Children were useful as laborers because their size allowed them to move in small spaces in factories or mines where adults couldn’t fit, children were easier to manage and control and perhaps most importantly, children could be paid less than adults. Many developed lung diseases and other health problems due to poor ventilation and other conditions. Wealthy children on the other hand were kept groomed, fed, and educated. They didn't have to go out and work and spent their lives at home playing and living with their parents. They had no chores to do because they had servants and some even had private tutors. Overall there were no similarities between the two classes and they spent their lives extremely different.