Upper Class by MissJean

Prompt Questions

ljlamshed — 2014-07-28 09:16:02 UTC

- what sort of work did men and women do?

- how much did the average middle class person earn?

- where did they live?

- what sort of conditions did they live in? houses? apartments?

- what was their life expectancy?

- what was education like for children?

- what primary sources can you find that depict the life and times of the upper class in England? (e.g.: newspaper cartoons, diary entries)

- what songs (from musicals) can you find that relate to the life of the upper class?

- put yourself in the shoes of a upper class man, woman or child - would you prefer to live now or then?

Cara Lofts

2014-08-08 01:06:17 UTC

-Master of the house from "Les Miserables" :)

-This is not exactly upper class but oh well

-It shows people who are running an inn and taking advantage of the lower class people

Sahashra Mullage

2014-08-08 01:06:35 UTC

Britain went from agricultural to a industrial economy

Bourgeoisie were the driving force behind the uprooting of feudal society

Thushan Iddmalgoda

2014-08-08 01:07:03 UTC

The early upper class included estate owners, factory owners, and rich nobles. They had luxurious lives with servants and maids to do their bidding - housework and preparing them food and tea .etc. They usually lived in the countryside where it was very peaceful and they could enjoy life at its fullest. Women usually wore elegant dresses and men wore suits or other fine, rich clothing.

The image shows a group of wealthy people (people from the upper class), all dressed in fine clothing and accessories

Upper Class - Fawaz

2014-08-08 01:07:07 UTC

The upper class people during the industrial revolution did minimal work. They were rich enough to afford to bring workers to work for them and in return they gained all the profit.

Most people in the upper class were born into their aristocracy, they did not work for there wealth, they did not struggle to get rich, there money was all inherited from their parents. Only those who have invented a product that most people want (eg. Richard Arkwright who invented the first factory) would get extremely rich and gain there way into the upper class.

I did not know how to add a photo and a video so here is a documentary to do all the talking for me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc7EmiCdJZU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEN6OEDeVoQ MUST SEE )(*&^$%*^$%^$*^%*$^%*$^%*^ IS ENTIRELY RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC

The photo below shows how fat the upper class were, due to the fact that they could afford the food and they have nothing better to do than eat.

2014-08-08 01:11:36 UTC

Tiarra

2014-08-08 01:13:29 UTC

The upper class had better food and housing, which led to fewer diseases and people that lived a long life. Since this class was treated so well, their population grew and thus had minimal difficulty living during the Industrial Revolution.

Grace

2014-08-08 01:13:55 UTC

The richest 20% of people from the upper class received 50-60% of their income and the lower 80% of the upper class received around 40%.

The upper class could afford better food, housing and resources which meant not many caught diseases that they couldn't treat so this caused less deaths among this class.

This image illustrates an upper class family.

2014-08-08 01:14:06 UTC

Jason

Men in the industrial revolution didn't really do anything. They lounged around in the peaceful countryside.

Women in the industrial revolution often managed the estates of the men.

Children went to school

Most of the people born into aristocracy didn't need to do anything, they were already wealthy when they were born.

They lived in large houses mostly in the countryside, which were sanitary unlike the small apartments in the city.

Miss Jean

- Tell me the difference between money payment and wealth.

2014-08-08 01:15:17 UTC

Sahashra Mullage

2014-08-08 01:15:27 UTC

bourgeoisie, the social order that is dominated by the so-called middle class. In social and political theory, the notion of the bourgeoisie was largely a construct of Karl Marx (1818–83) and of those who were influenced by him. In popular speech, the term connotes philistinism, materialism, and a striving concern for “respectability,” all of which were famously ridiculed by Molière (1622–73) and criticized by avant-garde playwrights since Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906).

Thushan Iddamalgoda

2014-08-08 01:17:01 UTC

The upper class used the lower classes as their 'slaves', and were major contributors of child labour.Children belonging to the upper classes were able to receive a good education, and go to school. They had more than enough food, and lived a life of joy and luxury.

The image shows a group of boys from the upper class.

Tiara

2014-08-08 01:18:36 UTC

In the upper class, there were people such as rich nobles, factory owners, manufacturers and art collectors. They had a very comfortable and deluxe life with servants and maids to clean, to cook and to take small requests. They mostly lived in the big mansions in the countryside where it was quiet and peaceful.

Cara

2014-08-08 01:18:48 UTC

People in the upper class inherited their wealth from their families. They lived in the countryside where there were less diseases. They were often identified by their expensive clothing and they are known to host dinner parties.

Thushan Iddamalgoda

2014-08-08 01:22:13 UTC

Because they were rich, the people belonging to the upper classes chose to neglect their workers (the lower classes). They treated them like slaves, beating them and abusing them. The wealthier people also hired small children to work in their factories, and treated them no better.

Sahashra Mullage

2014-08-08 01:24:20 UTC

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140427175724-38251380-what-caused-the-industrial-revolution

2014-08-08 01:26:04 UTC

Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist explores themes of social class, particularly the social interaction between classes

Thushan Iddamalgoda

2014-08-08 01:27:40 UTC

Web links for info:

http://industrialrevolution.wordpress.com/tag/industrial-revolution/

http://www.industrialrevolutionresearch.com/industrial_revolution_classes_of_people.php

http://classroom.synonym.com/differences-between-wealthy-middle-class-poor-industrial-revolution-17180.html

http://www.historydoctor.net/Advanced%20Placement%20European%20History/Notes/rich_poor_and_middle_class_life.htm

http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/071.html

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/change/ind.cfm

http://bildungsromanproject.com/industrial-revolution/

Tiara

2014-08-08 01:31:48 UTC

This is what upper class women wore to dinners. The upper class held a lot of dinner parties as they were wealthy enough . The women wore these types of gowns when they were hosting a fancy dinner. They wore big gowns that flowed down to their ankles. Sometimes they used wigs to make their hair look presentable. Women usually wore elegant dresses and men wore suits or other fine clothing

Sahashra Mullage

2014-08-08 01:32:41 UTC

Bourgeoisie means:

have a large amount of property and live off the property that they inherit

defined by Karl Marx

www1.umassd.edu/ir/papers/2008/glass-janet.doc

2014-08-08 01:33:19 UTC

The idea that the upper class blame the lower classes for the class in which they were born

Thushan

2014-08-08 01:37:47 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87eVOpbcoVo

This link shows us how the wealthy classes treated their workers. ^

Thushan Iddamalgoda

2014-08-08 01:41:16 UTC

Summarises the treatment of the wealthy classes towards their workers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttEHyE6jXfU

WATCH THIS ^^^^^^^^^

2017-06-20 04:34:38 UTC