As Europe entered the mid-19th Century it found itself growing in new ways that, before did not seem possible. The 19th century brought industrialization which would change how society and the economy functioned. With the initiation of the Industrial Revolution life declined for men, women, and children, through the increase of regulations, poverty, health problems, and the slow dissolution of the once tight family unit ideal.
The Industrial Revolution resulted with many individuals having their work replaced by faster and more efficient machinery. Prior to industrialization, one of the systems that ran much of the economy was the putting out system. According to Alexandre Frederic (the Duke of La Rochefoucauld) in one of his writings, the putting out system was family run and a manual production which occurred in the home, once the product was completed, it was then prepared for trading which the family was also in charge of (Document 5, 153-154). The putting out system was a system that required the whole family to work together and do their …show more content…
Those who could obtain work found themselves in a new structure of strictness and obedience. This was very apparent during the mid 19th century in Berlin, with the Foundry and Engineering Works of the Royal Overseas Trading Company, which through a new work code, established regulations to create order for maximum production. Their workers were set to restricted times of when they needed to be at their station, could have a break, and when they could leave. Everything that involved the workers in the industry, had to go through officials who had the authority to beat the workers if they disobeyed (Document 8, 157-159). These rules through the Industrial Revolution, demonstrated the increase of rules and regulations placed on laborers. This change in the workplace was depicted with photos from The Book of Trades and Time Life