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Post-Industrial Society, 2002.
An examination of the changes in society as it moves from industrial to post-industrial.
2,850 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 123.95
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This paper mainly discusses the post-industrial society and the transition process from industrial to post-industrial society. By using the articles and the ideas of Castells, Bell, Negri and Hardt, the writer explains how the post-industrial society has emerged, and predicts the shape of post-industrial society in future. The writer also tries to construct his own point of view about the post-industrial society and explains the reason why he calls post-industrial society a digital society.
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"Post-industrial society is a conception of late 20th century, which simply emphasizes the declining dependence of the societies on mass manufacturing industry and the increasing roles of service sector, knowledge and information technologies in production. By contrast the industrial society, which precedes post-industrial society, refers to the mass production (factory-based) as the dominant form of production. I think the best definition regarding post-industrial era has come from Daniel Bell, who is also considered as the father of post-industrial society. He suggests that post industrial society includes the birth and growth of a knowledge class, change from goods to service sectors and change from blue-collar to white-collar occupations. For him, all of these could be based on an increasing dependence on science as a means of innovation as well as a means of technical and social change."
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The Industrial Revolution and its Impact on American Woodwork, 2002.
A look at how the industrial revolution impacted woodworking.
2,125 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 11 sources, AU$ 96.95
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This paper deals with the issue of the industrial revolution and it?s impact on American woodworking. The paper discusses pre-industrial revolution times, what happened during the industrial revolution and tells what is in the future of American woodworking.
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"The Industrial Revolution had a tremendous impact on American woodworking. It took woodworking from little shops in villages to huge industrial factories within large cities throughout America. The Industrial Revolution also changed the tools used in woodworking and altered production methods as well. ?This was a period in history when new inventions changed the way that people built things and changed where people worked and how they lived? (Industrial Revolution Booklet, 1998, p.1)."
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The Industrial Revolution, 2004.
This paper discusses the social implications of the Industrial Revolution.
2,085 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 95.95
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This paper explains that the Industrial Revolution left in its wake an upheaval in the lifestyle and social fabric of society, which had never occurred before quite so rapidly or radically except as the aftermath of protracted warfare or natural catastrophes. The author points out that, to alleviate the harmful effects of the industrial revolution upon workers and their families, governments tried to intervene by introducing the first legislation and supervision of industrial working conditions, such as the Factory Act of 1833, which regulated children in the factories of Britain, and a series of parliamentary insurance acts in Germany addressing illness, accident, and old age. The paper relates that the Industrial Revolution divided society into two categories of the "haves" and the "have nots", which continues today, both on an individual level and on an international level as demonstrated by the "Industrialized West" and the "Third World" nations.
Table of Content
Introduction
New Hardships of Industrialization
Early Reforms
England and Germany: Different Responses to the Same Human Problem
The Industrial Revolution in Historical Perspective
Contemporary Industrial and Social Exploitation
Conclusion
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"The Industrial Revolution brought about a migration of workers from the land to urban centers, when production by hand was superseded by power driven machinery. These machines were too expensive and heavy for home use, and could only be housed and maintained in large industrial factories. Before the subsequent advent of steam engines, factories were located near streams, which provided the water necessary for their operation. Workers had to leave their homes in the country and settle in factory towns, where they earned their livelihoods.
The small workshops of individual craftsmen and laborers had to give way to the modern factory. Many men who once made a comparably good living as weavers, for instance, were out of work once textile mills and factories became equipped for power weaving. In order to earn a living, they had to join the migration to the factory towns and industrial centers."
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American Industrial Revolution, 2004.
An examination of the American Industrial Revolution as compared to the British Industrial Revolution.
1,874 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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This paper begins with a brief comparison of the events that led up to the American Industrial Revolution, parallel to the events in Britain. It then lists major inventions that occurred during the revolution and continues to survey the effects of the Industrial Revolution on American labor. The economic and social implications are also discussed.
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"Countless historical events and cultural impacts have influenced the future of the American culture and society since the period of the Industrial Revolution. Drastic changes were brought to men, transforming their ways of life into convenience and improvement through the advance discoveries of the geniuses of the past and the revolution of diverse industries. Without the era of the industrial revolution, our lifestyles today, in terms of the technology that we currently have, will not be as progressive as they are. Essentially, the industrial revolution had built the history of technology."
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The Second Industrial Revolution, 2002.
This paper explores the rapid economic and social changes after 1870 and looks at the differences between these developments and those of the first industrial revolution.
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The paper begins with the spread of the first industrial revolution to Europe and the United States, naming these developments the ?Second Industrial Revolution?. The paper places this revolution in a time frame and gives a background to it in terms of the political, socioeconomic, and scientific developments in the United States and the technological and scientific advances in Germany. The reasons for the United States ?edge? in the second industrial revolution are examined. The differences in innovations in the two revolutions are discussed. Using the examples of the automobile industry and the creation of the modern corporation, the development of mass production is studied. The paper also explores how this revolution changed society and debates whether it has ended yet.
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Introduction
When Did the Second Industrial Revolution take Place?
Background
Advantage USA
Open Society
Skilled Immigrants
The Difference in Innovations
Mass Production
The Automobile Industry
Scientific Management & Growth of Corporations
How was Society Changed?
Has the Second Industrial Revolution Ended Yet?
Conclusion
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"Rapid changes in societies that radically transform the way of life for significant segments of the population are termed revolutions. Such revolutions have occurred frequently in many parts of the world throughout history. However, only a few in the history of mankind have transformed societies in irreversible and profoundly significant ways. Two such significant events that have taken place in the course of human history are?The Neolithic Revolution and The Industrial Revolution. In the Neolithic Revolution people changed their way of life and social systems based on hunting and gathering to more complex systems dependant on agriculture and the domestication of animals. This led to the development of communities who lived in permanent settlements and gave rise to urban civilizations. The second equally significant event took place centuries later and came to be known as the Industrial Revolution. During this ?revolution? the agricultural societies created during the Neolithic Revolution were transformed into modern industrial societies. (Porter, Intro Para 4)"
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The Industrial Revolution, 2004.
An analysis of how the Industrial Revolution changed the world economy.
2,345 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 105.95
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This paper examines how the Industrial Revolution that started in Great Britain in the latter part of Eighteenth Century is considered by some historians to be the most significant transformation in the economic environment of human civilization after the agricultural revolution. While it rapidly took root in certain parts of the world, e.g., in Great Britain to start with, followed by certain countries of Western Europe and the United States, large parts of the world, in particular, Africa, remained untouched by it. It discusses the causes of the Industrial Revolution and identifies the countries that were most affected by it and why. It also explains the effect of the Industrial Revolution on the world economy and focuses on why the phenomenon missed Africa altogether.
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Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution beyond Britain
Africa and Reasons for Its Underdevelopment
Conclusion
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"The most important reason behind the ?revolution? was the advancement in scientific knowledge in Europe following the Renaissance (14th to 17th century), and change in the outlook of people following the age of Enlightenment. As such change in thinking also applied to several other European countries, it is pertinent to ask: why did the industrial revolution start in Great Britain and not elsewhere? The short answer to the question is that the social, political, and legal conditions in the country were ripe for such a movement in the 18th century?more so than the other European countries. For example, the property rights in the country, such as those for patents on new inventions were well established at the time. By the 1700s, Britain had known political stability for some time, and there was less interference from the government in the country?s economy than most other countries."
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The Industrial Revolution, 2005.
The paper examines the Industrial Revolution and its impact upon working conditions.
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The paper describes the Industrial Revolution as a particularly important period in human history with more changes in the manner in which goods were produced occurring between 1750 and 1850, than in all of human history prior to that time. The paper explains that in terms of its social impact, the main significance of the Industrial Revolution lay in its transformation of the nature and effects of work on labourers throughout Britain and later in Europe. This essay compares and contrasts the working conditions of the pre-industrial and industrial periods. The paper presents the thesis that the Industrial Revolution had a negative social impact upon working conditions.
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"The Industrial Revolution was a particularly important period in human history, with more changes in the manner in which goods were produced occurring between 1750 and 1850 than in all of human history prior to that time. In terms of its social impact, the main significance of the Industrial Revolution lay in its transformation of the nature and effects of work on laborers throughout Britain and later in Europe. This essay will compare and contrast the working conditions of the pre-industrial and industrial periods."
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2006.
An examination of the history and methodology of industrial and organizational psychology.
1,758 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 82.95
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The paper discusses how, since the first employer-employee relationship, people have been engaging in an informal study of industrial and organizational psychology. The paper further discusses how, building on the experimental methods developed in psychology and other fields of science, industrial and organizational psychologists have developed specific research methods aimed at assessing and improving work environments. The paper shows how these research efforts have resulted in the development of aptitude tests, which industrial and organizational psychologists use to ensure that employees are in the most appropriate work environment. The paper concludes that industrial and organizational psychology has expanded beyond the application of aptitude testing, and industrial and organizational psychologists are now involved in almost every aspect of the employment process.
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Introduction
History
Basics of I/O
Tools Used by I/O Psychologists
The Application of I/O to the Workplace
Conclusion
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"Other than aptitude testing and the development of aptitude tests, it is somewhat difficult to identify the tools and methods used by I/O psychologists. This is not because there is a lack of tools or methodology, but because I/O is such a broad category. In fact, research in I/O is very similar to research in other areas of mainstream psychology. It is "based largely on positivism, using quantitative studies and the scientific method to test and disprove hypotheses, often in an experimental context." (Wikipedia, Psychology, 2005). Quantitative research methods rely on tests, rating scales, questionnaires, and physiological measures. (Ehigie and Ehigie, 2005). In addition, I/O psychologists also utilize qualitative research, which "utilizes interpretive techniques and is descriptive in nature, enabling the gathering of rich clinical information unattainable by classical experimentation." "
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Social Factors and the Industrial Revolution, 2002.
Explores social and political preconditions of the British Industrial Revolution.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 116.95
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This paper will argue that the Industrial Revolution came about in England and not in other countries, in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This paper will also argue that the British Industrial Revolution was not due to any particular virtue or inventive genius on the part of the British, but rather as the result of a combination of interweaving social factors. Individual agency is, of course, essential to any social or political change; but the combination of factors which contributed to the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain were so diverse that they could only have come together by chance. In large part, as will be argued, this is the reason why Britain and not France or Germany, or China, experienced an Industrial Revolution at this time. All other Industrial Revolutions, it may be said, derived from this one.
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Industrial Organizational Systems, 2002.
A look at the theory and practice of industrial organizational systems.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This paper discusses industrial organizational systems, their theoretical framework and practical applications. Economics and management considerations integrate an industrial organizational system, and one cannot do without the other. An industrial supervisor is a small but vital part of such a system, as industrial organization does not necessarily have to do with the industrial sector.
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The Road to Industrial Revolution, 2002.
A discussion of the main anthropological elements prior to the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. and Europe.
1,293 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 63.95
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This paper discusses how there are several anthropological changes that take place in order to prepare the way for an Industrial Revolution and how they were seen in both Europe and the United States. It looks at how agricultural society is seen to precede industrial society and how changes required for industrialization include agricultural revolution, an increase in population, urbanization and economic growth. It analyzes how these three stages include a preliminary phase, comprising of more or less a century and how during this time economic, technical, social, political conditions are prepared to become favorable for a manufacturing rather than an agricultural economy. The second phase focuses on economic prosperity and the third stage is a period of industrial expansion during which existing manufacturing techniques are perfected and still more techniques are developed. It applies these theories to the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. and Europe during the eighteenth century.
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"Technical changes during this time include the seed drill and the horse shoe. The seed drill provides a means of planting seeds deeper in the ground, away from wind and birds. This allows more growth and thus a greater crop and more profit. This of course influences the economy favorably. Robert Blakewell brings about another profitable change in terms of systematic stock breeding. Blakewell moves the traditional focus away from wool (sheep) and strength (cattle) in favor of breeding for food. Inbreeding practices are promoted in this regard. Furthermore Blakewell?s success with sheep results in sheep shearing gatherings in which not only England, but also Europe, took part. This also has an influence on economic growth as a result of increased tourism. The Agricultural Revolution culminates in the Board of Agriculture, established in 1793, with Arthur Young as the secretary."
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The Industrial Revolution, 2006.
A look at the influence of Industrial Revolution on the political life of Great Britain.
2,195 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 99.95
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This paper examines how the Industrial Revolution, that began in 1750s in Britain, was a period of enormous innovations. It looks at how, over a century, the economical, political and social spheres of Britain changed drastically from a weak capitalistic society to a highly industrial state.
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Introduction
Pre-Industrial Britain
Why Britain?
Political life of Britain After Industrial Revolution
Conclusion
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"17-18th cc can be considered as a period when capitalistic relations predominated over feudal ones. The products of agriculture failed to satisfy the increasing needs of market, and feudal landowners had to appropriate their lands for manufactures, thus drawing peasants into wage laboring. Gradually, the class of feudalists was turning to petty and big bourgeoisie. The latter became politically powerful in Britain and being "small elite they controlled both the country's policy and its institutions" (3, p.688). It was very profitable for them to exploit poor uneducated manufacturers who had no other means of surviving but to work for low wages."
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Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution, 2002.
Discusses to what extent capitalism was responsible for the Industrial Revolution in late 18th/early 19th century Britain.
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In his classic work on the Industrial Revolution, T.S. Ashton cites a number of convergent factors, in the latter half of the 18th and early 19th centuries, which together were responsible for the British Industrial Revolution. Given this combination, it is clear that no single factor - such as the rise of capitalism - can be considered the cause of the Industrial Revolution. However, as will be demonstrated, the atmosphere in Great Britain at the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries was favourable to capital savings and investment; an atmosphere that was essential to the development of the Industrial Revolution
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The Industrial Revolution, 2005.
A look at what triggered and sustained the transformation of an agriculture-based economy to an industrial-based economy.
1,752 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 82.95
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This paper explores the causes of the Industrial Revolution, suggesting that the primary cause was the occurrence of an ?Agriculture Revolution? in Britain in the century following 1750. In exploring this topic, the paper also describes the causes and outcome of the Agricultural Revolution, features of the Industrial Revolution, the social consequences of the Industrial Revolution, as well as Karl Marx's and Emile Durkheim?s theories about the Industrial Revolution.
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"Most historians are in agreement that the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain following mid 1700s could not have been sustained if enough food was not available to feed the country?s rapidly growing population during the period . On all previous occasions of rapid population growth in the country?s history, i.e., in the Roman period, around 1300, and in 1650, lack of sufficient food for a population larger than 5~6 million, had proved a stumbling block for further population growth. However, the mid-eighteenth century saw a number of developments in agriculture that enabled sufficient growth in agricultural output to support a much larger population. These developments and the resultant growth in the output of food crops can be considered as nothing short of an ?Agricultural Revolution.? (Overton, 2002)"
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Industrial Technology and Developing Countries, 2004.
In this paper the impact of current industrial technology on developing countries is examined.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 115.95
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This article looks at the impact of current industrial technology on developing countries. In this essay, the writer includes a look at historical development and globalization. Emerging technologies and other related issues are also discussed. The writer looks at the connection between "developed" countries and a high level of industrialization and industrial technology.
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"The degree of access to and use of industrial technology in the broad sense is by far the primary factor distinguishing the world's rich nations from its poor ones. The world's rich nations are with few exceptions highly industrialized while the world's poor ones are with equally few exceptions lacking in industrial technology. Industrialization is far more important to development than are natural resources. Many impoverished nations have an abundance of resources while wealthy and technically advanced Japan has very few natural resources ... "
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The Industrial Revolution, 2006.
A discussion on the consequences of the Industrial Revolution.
1,663 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 79.95
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This paper explains the Industrial Revolution and its significance by tracing its history in Great Britain (1700-1860 AD), and during the second stage of industrialization (1860-1914). It looks at the social changes it brought about including the new patterns of urban life that emerged in its wake. The paper explores the conditions of the working people during the industrialization. It also expands on the political reaction to the change in Britain and Europe.
Table of Contents:
The Beginning of the Industrial Revolution: Britain (1700-1860 AD)
The Second Stage of Industrialization: (1860-1914)
Social Changes & the Condition of the Working People
Political Reaction in Britain and Europe
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"Rapid industrialization required the shift of a large number of people from their traditional agricultural occupation to become available as factory workers. This would not have been possible if sufficient surplus food was not available to sustain a large population not directly involved in producing their own food. A number of developments in British agriculture during the early 18th century had led to a spurt in agricultural output, which was nothing short of a "revolution" by itself (Overton). Specifically, Britain's "agricultural revolution" was enabled by the adoption of new farming methods such as crop rotation , the system of land enclosures , the invention of the "Seed Drill," and reclamation of land through clearing of forests and the draining of the fenlands."
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