During the Industrial Revolution, child laborers typically earned significantly less than adults, often receiving about 10-20% of an adult's wages. This disparity was due to the high demand for cheap labor and the belief that children could be easily exploited for lower pay. As a result, many families relied on the combined incomes of both adults and children to survive.
The Industrial Revolution led to large numbers of women and children working in factories. They often performed dangerous work for low pay, as did adult male factory workers.
During the Industrial Revolution, working conditions for adult workers were often harsh and dangerous. They typically worked long hours, often 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a week, in crowded and poorly ventilated factories. There were minimal safety regulations, resulting in frequent accidents and injuries. The pay was low, and workers had limited rights and protections.
All adult male citizens could vote, but they had to be born in Athens.
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•Economic historians argue it was the rise in the standard of living that accompanied the Industrial Revolution that allowed parents to keep their children home. Although mandatory schooling laws did not play a role because they were so late, other scholars argue that families started showing an interest in education and began sending their children to school voluntarily. •Social historians believe it was the rise of the domestic ideology of the father as breadwinner and the mother as housewife, that was imbedded in the upper and middle classes and spread to the working-class. •Finally, others claim that it was the advances in technology and the new heavier and more complicated machinery, which required the strength of skilled adult males.
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The Industrial Revolution led to large numbers of women and children working in factories. They often performed dangerous work for low pay, as did adult male factory workers.
The Industrial Revolution led to large numbers of women and children working in factories. They often performed dangerous work for low pay, as did adult male factory workers.
An adult is 2x the size of a baby.
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Yes, kittens typically have larger bellies compared to adult cats due to their rapid growth and development.
55% of all adult Americans do not have a will. Only one in three African American adults (32 percent) and one in four Hispanic American adults (26 percent) have wills, compared to more than half (52 percent) of white American adults.§EscapeNinja§
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According to a 2005 estimate, 63% of the adult males and 40% of the adult females are smokers in Greece.
The rate is twice as high as the adult rate.
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Individuals in their twenties represent about 18 percent of the adult US population but account for around 30-35 percent of total convictions in the US.