... long periods with little change, then have a period of rapid transformations. I believe human culture experiences such changes as well, and the catalyst for this cultural evolution came during the Industrial Revolution. When western society began moving towards a new cash economy, harsh new labor stratifications developed between men and women. This separation caused the sharp devaluement of women's economic importance and ... from knowing their importance to the family. In this way, women defined their scope and space by work and gave much value to the roles they fulfilled. When the Ind...

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... with the elite gaining more control over the growing surplus resources and surrounded themselves with armies and levied taxes to stay in power. Following the second social revolution was the Industrial Revolution. This revolution began in 1765 in Great Britain where the steam engine was first used to run machinery. Before this time wind and water mills had been used, ... evolving technology instead of raw materials and manufacturing, has been named post industrial society. The major element of post industrial society is information. The United States has led the way in this ongoing revolu...

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... altering life as we know it. Life on this planet has undergone some significant changes since the dawn of civilization; the discovery of fire, the wheel, the industrial revolution, and the list goes on. The industrial revolution brought perhaps the most significant changes to society as a whole, for it was at this point that we moved from a fuedal society to a capitalist society. Industrialization took ... , revolutionary wars, and misguided attempts at Marxism. These conflicts and revolutions have had their effects on society but nothing significant or long lasting has prevailed. There ...

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... from Great Britain by the colonies. Second, the newly created United States of America established a republican form of government, in which power resided with the people. The revolution had many causes. Long-term social, economic, and political changes in the colonies before 1750 provided the basis for an independent nation with representative political institutions. More immediately ... Wanted to create a national bank to provide loans for businessmen, and to provide a place to deposit federal funds. 3. Believed that America should have a strong commercial society with a large industria...

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... the Age of Enlightenment, liberal movement became a very popular notion amongst certain groups (Bourgeoisie), and individuals in the western world, thus promoting major events during this time as the French revolution. Basically it's a movement, which opposes absolute monarchy, state religion, Divine right of Kings, hereditary privilege etcetera, though most of its doctrines are fixed on freedom, liberty and fraternity. ... . Middle classes and workers cooperated in Paris, but, for the first time, the Socialists made clear demands (Raymond. F Betts) France remained Europe's most revolut...

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... met the political demands of an expanding imperialist state. The aim was to consolidate and increase the comparative advantage Britain had gained over the other European nations thanks to the industrial revolution. But, as Karl Polanyi showed, there was nothing natural about the establishment of free markets in Britain. Laissez-faire was imposed by the state. In the period 1830 to 1850 ... of bureaucratic control needed to manage the New Poor Laws and in the complexity of the countless laws passed to dismantle the agricultural system and smooth the way for burgeoning industrial capitali...

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