THE EMERGENCE OF A MASS SOCIETY U 4Ch

THE EMERGENCE OF A MASS SOCIETY U 4/Ch. 23 AP European History

Changing Society & Urban Environment � � Dramatic population growth between 18501910 Excess labor forced to emigrate Rural Urban � Europe Americas � � � Rapid urbanization Increased emphasis on public health Many urban centers redesigned in 2 nd half of 19 th. C Growth of suburban neighborhoods

Social Structure of the Mass Society � � � Plutocrats & aristocrats wealthiest 5% of pop. Middle classes Lower middle class White-collar workers Victorian Britain the model of middle-class society Lower classes 80% of pop.

The Role of Women � � � � Legal inferiority, defined by family/household roles Middle class glorified domesticity Declining birthrate & birth control Cult of middle-class domesticity Victorians created family Christmas New focus on children Improved conditions for working class mothers & children

Education in Mass Society � � � Mass education a product of mass society Liberals & conservatives supported education 2 nd I. R. demanded skilled labor Chief motive politics Increase in literacy rise in newspapers & magazines

Mass Leisure � � � � New leisure hours created by industrialization evenings & weekends Transportation increased leisure activities Music & dance halls Mass tourism middle & upper classes Team Sports Mass consumption advertising, department stores Mass leisure business based