Industrial Revolution Question????

Question

Can any body help me find a good link that will help me answer this question, or if you can answer it, plz do.

"Compare and contrast the effects of the evolution of work and labor force on workers and business owners."

Nope, im a sophomore in high school.

Answer 1

Start 1st. to figure out where that question came from and track it down and kill it. No really it is a terrible question. Is it about craft labour vrs the new factory system? I think so. There is a start Part 2. how did that change the lives of the workers between x date and x date. Effects on business owners.x to x. There you go all for free. Start reading and find your examples don't generalize or your doomed. Stick to specifics

Answer 2

Try this:
http://www.galbithink.org/fw.htm

Also--see if you can find a book review or other discussion/summary of E.P. Thompson, "The Making of the English Working Class" (Don't try to read the whole thing--its 800 pages long.
and/or: Sean Wilentz "Chants Democratic"
Bruce Laurie "Artisans into Workers" --this one especially, hits the question dead center, in terms of the American experience.

If you have time--do read the Laurie book--not just a review/summary. But if you can't, you should be able to find something on it. For all of them, run a search with the author and title. You can add either of the folllowing terms "book review" "symposium" "discussion"

I hope your at least in colllege--that is a drop dead serious topic even for a grad student! Good luck!