Question

Explain the lifestyle of workers of the mid-19th century in Britain.

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) Seasonal work : In most of the industries, the demand for labour was seasonal. The actual possibility of getting a job depended on existing networks of friendship and kin relations.

(ii) Low wages : The workers were getting very low wages.At the best of times till the mid-nineteenth century, about 10% of the population was extremely poor.

(iii) Women workers : Factories employed large number of women. With technological development women gradually lost their industrial jobs.

(iv) Problem of Housing : Most of the workers were living in slums. Factory or workshop owners did not house the migrant workers,

(v) Source of Fun and Leisure : For the poor workers the streets often were the only place for rest, leisure and fun. The working poor created spaces of entertainment wherever they lived.

Answer 2

Lifestyle of workers of the mid-19th century in Britain.

Explanation:

The works of the mid-19th century in Britain face the following situations:

1. Seasonal work: Work was seasonal and so was the income. People tried to get jobs through their network of friends and relations.
2. Low wages: Workers were paid low wages. Till the mid-19th century, about 10% of the population was extremely poor.
3. Women workers: Women were employed in factories, but lost their job due to technological development later.
4. Problem of Housing: Factories did not house the migrant workers, so they were forced to live in slums.
5. Source of Fun and Leisure: The workers were poor, so the streets were the only place for rest, leisure and fun.