He supports his claim by describing the nature of the industrial economy, his two contrasting views, followed by the different status identities. ... Stating the origin of their rise, the Industrial Revolution. ... According to Ewen, industrial production has provided people with many opportunities to better their lives. This new sense of achievement created by the industrial revolution allowed them to believe that they had made it, they achieve the American dream. ... Ewen criticizes the materialistic middle class in his essay "Chosen People" by identifying how the industrial rev...

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A whole community of homesteaders organized among the unemployed of Dayton, and financed from federal funds, moved out of the city to lessen concentration of population in the industrial center. ... The technological changes of the industrial revolution made decentralization economical as well. ... Our abundant industrial and technical capacity was spent in the production and distribution of luxury goods and gadgets (what economists and sociologists call "unproductive" goods and services). ... However, the biggest consumer revolution was the growth of the television industry. ... In an icon...

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Dating back to the industrial revolution through to the "Thatcherite" years of the mid-eighties the north has been seen as predominately working class. This is because it is the industrial center of Britain and therefore attracted unskilled poorly educated workers which then formed into close communities eventually becoming big industrial cities that are now the established north Films depicting events in the north naturally show working class communities dealing with working class issues. ...

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The bourgeoisie developed from the old feudal society with the increase of commerce, navigation, and industry that the discovery of America, and the industrial revolution caused. ... Coming out of the feudal age, and into the new industrial age the working man was redefined. ... Eventually they will get tired of their oppression, and then there will be a massive revolution followed by the dictatorship of the proletariat or communism. This revolution will bring about a new classless society. ... One of the consequences of this revolution will be the abolition of private property. ...

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The demise of feudalism in response to the French Revolution brought on a simplification of class antagonism, dividing society into only two classes: Bourgeoisie and Proletariat. ... As industrialization occurred it was the Bourgeoisie (Capitalists) who were leaders in economic revolutions. ... At the time the Communist Manifesto was first published in 1848 revolutions were beginning to erupt in Europe. ... And that cultural revolutions were really the product of deeper economic issues expressed the class antagonisms. ... In retrospective though, Lancashire was merely an early stage of capit...

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According to Marx, the French Revolution was the most significant instance of this form of bourgeois independence. ... (pg. 484) "We have seen above that the first step in the revolution by the working class is to raise the proletariat to the position of ruling class to win the battle of democracy." ... The British proletariats were not interested in Marx's full-scale revolution, but desired a system promoting their needs. This social change introduced laws prohibiting the bourgeoisie from forcing the proletariat class to work in such poor conditions as during the Industrial Revolution. ...

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I'd argue that pre Industrial Revolution, the synergy between the social classes was much more common than we see in the 21st century. Although this 19th century revolution had undoubtedly positive effects on America and its overall wealth, it was the point in time that started the segregation of the classes. ...

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Marx thought that this unequal division of wealth would sooner or later lead to a class revolution. While Marx's theory about class revolution has failed, the essential problem still exists. ... Paragraph #6: Conclusion Distribution of wealth in America has been uneven since the industrial revolution. ...

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All men have to work, and establishment of industrial armies. ... When learning in school, you also learn about industrial production. ... If the left-wing had a revolution and won, Ted Turner would lose a lot of money because of heavy income taxes and having to pay workers who did not even work for him anymore, and I"m sure he is not for that. ...

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The Importance of Property in Society Two different ideas are presented in John Locke's, The Second Treatise on Government and Karl Marx and Frederick Engel's, The Communist Manifesto. In The Second Treatise on Government, Locke explains that man's state of nature is a law of nature which is ...

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The industrial revolution increased production of good and raised the standards of living. Manchester compares with its industrialization process and contrasts with Costa Rica in the aspects of working conditions, living conditions and class tensions. Manchester's working conditions contrasts to C...

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The entire industrial economy functioned because of the working class, even if they were being exploited. ... This created a situation in which the higher middle class would be richer than their working class counterparts, and therefore very important to the industrial society. ...

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The explosive growth of the textile industries brought hundreds of thousands of working class women into factory jobs with gruelling working conditions, and the need for coal to fuel England's industrial development brought women into the mines. ... The poet, William Morris, shared with Marx a conviction that utopia could be achieved only after the working classes had, by revolution taken control of government and industry. ...

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Before the Spanish Civil War, there were several issues that caused tension and division in Spain. The main ones appeared because the government tried to attack those that had too many privileges in society. But in doing this, it angered those sectors of society that had the potential to fight back ...

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The British franchise remained unchanged from fifteenth century until the Great Reform Act of 1832. Although it could be argued that this in itself is enough to earn the epithet Great', in recent years historians have been reluctant to ascribe much significance to the Act. The debate on whether or...

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As at this time the Industrial Revolution has taken place and the social status issues become much more complicated as they also added a new class "under class" that represent the people who suffered because of poverty (Cody, 2002). ...

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Hollywood drama and historical events have been closely linked for decades. Over the years, countless movies have been made using historical settings to provide a framework for their storyline. Whether it be "Gone with the Wind", "Saving Private Ryan", or even "Blackhawk Down", history and drama ...

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