As seen in this document (and illustrated above), what impact did factories have on the lives of workers? To what extent have such “rules” determined much of modern industrial life? How is your life marked by the historical development of such rules? Are today’s workers still only “hands” in the opinion of many employers?
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The impact that the factories had on the people was great, most employees worked on their own pace, they now have to work on a timed system then their own pace. We are like the employees in the fact that we have to go to school at 8 am and come out on 2:50pm everyday, so we too are on a time system. Todays employees are not really looked as the hands, but more like the whole body and are in my opinion more respected now then back then.
The major impact of factories was on society. Mainly on home life and health. Many people only made enough money for food and when they had enough they would use the rest for necessities. The Value of life was really low. Health was horrible because of the conditions and whatnot. Modern day industrial life is better because of the reforms and enforcements that have been upheld. My life isnt very much marked by the rules of the industrial era, unless it includes electronics. To answer the last question, I dont think that workers are only hands, they are also the basis for alot of the brain and heart behind the work.
I agree with Emmanual when he states that, as students, you at KP are on a time system -- the bells ringing every 46 minutes, the regulated schedule for classes and lunch, etc. Teachers too! Are there any other ways in which our lives as students and teachers resemble the "New Discipline" of the Industrial Revolution?
Im sorry but in a way i disagree with Emmanuel on one thing the workers back in those days were the ones working their asses off excuse my language and the workers of today do not appreciate nothing there is constant complaining of work hours and so forth but back then if u complained it meant your family had no food on the table so I have much more respect towards the workers back in the day.
other ways in which our lives as students and teachers resemble the "New Discipline" of the Industrial Revolution? yes, we are still expected to arrive on time to work/ school and are expected to use uniforms. they had to follow safety rules and till this day it continues. Also, there are still laws concerning the amount of hours involved a day. for example now it is mainly down to 8hrs a day or in a special schedule of 12hrs but there is a max of hours to work per wk. the labor acts began to enforce this.
The factories had many impacts on workers. The conditions they had to work under were bad for their health. Having to work so many hours a day is tiring & the heavy work they had to do. & i agree with Fadie when he says "I have much more respect towards the workers back in the day" because they had to endure such conditions in order to make a living. Is not that i don't respect the workers of today because some have very important jobs but now they complain a lot more when they receive more that back then.
Workers now aren't just the "hands" but their everything because their the ones who get things done.
It was the first time that workers were demanded to work in an environment that had rigorous discipline geared to the requirements of the machines. some of the requirements listed in the set of rules said that workers had to be on time, or pay would be cut from their checks. The same is true today in which working adults have to be at work on time, or forfeit their pay. My life is not affected by such rules, yet.
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