Step 3: Move Beyond the Basics

To demonstrate a more advanced understanding of the changes brought on by the process of industrialization, fill in the chart below with descriptions of key aspects of work and home life for cottage and factory workers. How did industrialization change the way that workers thought about themselves and their communities?

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Cottage Industry Factory Work
Nature of Work
Work and Gender
Work and Children
Relationship to Home Life
Identity/Class-Consciousness