History of the World

Discuss the Social Consequences of Industrial Revolution

Answer

In England

Towns that flourished in ancient and medieval ages have lost glory, giving place to new cities developed in and around factories.
England witnessed the rise of two classes in these new cities are

As the workers settled in huge numbers in cities their living places have turned as slums, where hunger and unhygienic prevailed.
This also gave rise to problems of housing, water scarcity etc.
Workers had to work under conditions not congenial and hygienic.
They had to work in places without proper passage of air and sufficient light.
They didn’t have fixed duration of work.

In Europe

Many Industries were conveniently located for the supply of raw material, power generators and means of transportation.
Peasants have reached the cities that turned as workers.
The customs, tradition, moral values and the very life style of the people underwent a great change.
As the socio-cultural remnants of ancient and medieval ages are disappearing the dazzling picture of modern life was unveiling.
The life worker has become wretched. Adding fuel to fire, the increase in the number of workers has decreased their wages.
Women and children were also forced to drudgery.
With exception of Scotland, there was no other nation cared for the education and health of the worker and his family.

In India

Peasants left their traditional cultivation, and forced to cultivate cotton in large scale.
Indigo farmers started to lose their remuneration and importance due to the commercialised production of dyes.

Due to modern machineries, the cottage industry collapsed.
The artisans who hither to enjoyed individual status and respect had to return to the farms.
Domestic products started to lose their values, since people started to buy foreign goods.

Rest of the world

Fascination towards industries also drove some people to the cities, which joined the working class.
The people from different areas flocking together led to the rise heterogeneous culture.
The products of the cottage industry could not compete with the machine products as the machine products were finer and cheaper.