It can be said that, as a result of the Industrial Revolution, by 1847
a. most middle-class women worked outside their homes.
b. some people rose in social status, while many others worked in appalling conditions.
c. all segments of society experienced higher income from the changes.
d. violent and prolonged conflicts between social classes became endemic in Britain.
e. group identification began to develop inconsequential aspects.
b
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a. They controlled any property they owned before marriage. b. They made and sold clothing for neighboring families. c. They raised poultry and sold surplus birds. d. They negotiated in the marriage market.
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a. Innovations suggested by observation of Islamic and Byzantine merchants. b. Improvements in astrological tables. c. Stern-mounted rudders, in use as early as 1180. d. The lateen sail, adapted from those used by Muslim sailors.
Which statement describes the role of middle-class domestic ideology in women's lives in 1950s America?
A) The emphasis on the importance of femininity and motherhood in the 1950s influenced most American women's experiences at that time. B) Middle-class domestic ideology in the 1950s wielded a stronger influence over American women's lives than at any time in the past. C) Middle-class domestic ideology had faded with the nineteenth century and no longer shaped American women's lives after World War II. D) Although working-class women still embraced the dominant domestic ideal, middle-class women in the 1950s had discarded it.