My notebook by Jennifer Deem

The Working Class

jenndeem2007 — 2025-07-08 00:43:31 UTC

A social class characterized by manual labor, low wage employment.

People of the wokringh class lack financial resources and social capital

The New Consumer Culture

jenndeem2007 — 2025-07-08 00:45:29 UTC

how people acquire and use goods and services. This shift is characterized by increased access to a wider variety of products

Panic of 1873

jenndeem2007 — 2025-07-08 00:48:38 UTC

A economic crisis trigged by the first Great Depression in the Us and Europe. The panic started when the stock market crashed

Scientific Management

jenndeem2007 — 2025-07-08 00:51:33 UTC

A theory developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor in the late 19th century.

The use of the scientific methods to analyze and improve work processes and aiming to increase efficacy and productivity

Knights of Labor

jenndeem2007 — 2025-07-08 00:54:56 UTC

American labor union that advocated for the rights of all workers. It was founded in 1869 and it grew to become the largest and most inclusive labor organization of its time. A vision that extended beyond immediate economic gains

American Federation of Labor

jenndeem2007 — 2025-07-08 00:58:06 UTC

National federation of labor unions in the US. WAs founded by Samuel Gompers min 1886. He formed it as an alliance of craft unions, focusing on skilled workers and became the leading voice for the labor movement in the country .. The AFL later merged with Congress of industrial Organizations in 1955 to form AFL-CIO which is still active today