Neighbourhoods
Name 3 types of infrastructure that was absent from the working class neighbourhood.
Sanitation, roads, sewage, utilities, water, etc.
What social class is associated with alcoholism, violence, prostitution and abandonment of children
The working class
Why were the small children perfect to work in coal mines and factories?
they were small and agile, so they could crawl under the machines in the factories, and could extract coal in the narrow parts of the mine
The large population and the lack of sanitation in the working class neighborhoods led to what problem?
Epidemics/illnesses
What social class had recreation time, and what does this mean?
The bourgeoisie, and it meant that they had time for their hobbies, for a break, and they were happier
Why was it so dangerous to work in the coal mines?
There was no fresh air, suffocating heat, high possibility of cave ins and floods
Which social class lived the furthest from the factories and why?
The bourgeoisie, they did not want their houses polluted by the smoke
Did the children from the working class go to school?
They did not go to school, which meant that the children born in the working class stayed in the working class
What was the life expectancy of the working class?
30 years old
What did the working class do to compensate for their very high rent?
Many families lived together
In a working class family, who had to work to support the family
often, a man’s wife and children also had to work
What did the weekly work schedule of the working class look like?
14 to 16 hours a day, 6 days a week, Sundays off for church