Thoughts and Reflections on: The Conditions of the Working Class in England

Ben Howson
World History 2 per.3
1/6/15


How does Engels feel about the urban life of the poor?
Engels described the urban life of the poor as, "revolting". He thought that it was just completely disgusting, and that no person should have to live in those situations. They would cram as many families as they could into one tiny house, to save space and money. Because due to this every thing was very dirty, which created huge diseases, and massive amounts of pollution. Engels just really over all hated the situations in which these people had to live in, and thought that it was completely wrong.

How does Engels feel a family life should be run and how does the industrial working class model conflict with his feelings?
Engels was very traditional and thought that the women should not leave the house to go and work for the companies. He believed that they should stay home, cook, take care of the children, and over all, just to be the house keeper in a way. Engels thought that it should only be the man in which left the house to go and work, making the money for the family. He thought that the man should be the boss of the house, the superior person in the family. But the women at the time did go and work for companies, brining in an income, as well as the man of the house. They also would just leave the children at the house while they both went out to work, and Engels really didn't like this.  

What conflict has industrialization caused in English society?
The role of the family members changed in the English society due to industrialization. For instance Women would no longer stay at home to take care of the house, the men would work, which meant that the children would have to be independent, and the eldest of the family would normally take the role of the mother. Also tons of people lost their jobs in the English society due to industrialization, because the new technology would replace them. The machines were faster more accrete, and they didn't have to play them. So industrialization has caused many conflicts in the English society.