HIS 102 1st Edition Lecture 19 Outline of Last Lecture I. Definition: where, when, and why?II. The union of science and capital: a new world of machinesOutline of Current Lecture I. Urban LifeA. General tendency to move away from rural and towards urban; rapid urbanization leads to modernityB. Large amounts of industry become concentrated1. People have to live nearby their jobs>mass population in small area2. No zoning laws, living in close quarters3. Small wages, poverty4. Public health, public sanitation is not important>no clean water, no sewer system>waste emptied into Thames, epidemicsII. A New Culture of work: time and work disciplineA. Society without clocks1. Early clocks only had one hand2. People’s work was guided by the seasons, much more relaxed3. Proto-industry: unsupervised, working from home, getting paid for certain amount of work4. Harvest was a communal activity5. Task-oriented work into time-orientated with industrializationThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.B. Leisure1. Very common for artisans to drink at work (and coal heavers)2. “St. Monday”-keep drinking into MondayIII. The experience of artisans: custom and unregulated competitionA. Master>journeyman>apprenticeB. Custom1. Customs about everything2. Apprenticeships regulate the job market-lowers standards3. Custom v.
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