What adjustments did workers have to make as they moved from farms to factories?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Industrialization shattered age-old patterns, including work habits and the culture of work.
2. Men and women from farms were not accustomed to factory disciplines.
3. Workers had to adjust to supervisors, hierarchies, and strict rules.
4. As industries grew larger, work became more impersonal.
5. Workers picked up and left their jobs with great frequency.
6. The opportunity for advancement gave workers hope, wedded them to the system, and tempered their response to the appeal of labor unions and working-class agitation.

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