Discuss how industrialization changed the role of work and family in the U.S. What happened during the Great Depression?
What will be an ideal response?
The student should indicate that industrialization of society shifted work roles away from the family. Instead of farming, engaging in trades, and other forms of self-employment, men, women, and children sold their time to perform in the labor force. Values for familism declined, and individualism began to rise. Control over one's labor was lost to the organization. Family time and activities were dictated by one's work schedule. During the Great Depression, many Americans lost their jobs. This negatively impacted the families' ability to survive. Families split up to seek out employment. F.D. Roosevelt put work programs in place and encouraged Americans to spend to stimulate the economy. Materialistic values emerged as a result. From this era, less leisure time from work resulted and less time for family was available.
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