Masculinity, Respectability, and the Conditions of WorkI. Introduction: Changing Roles for Men II. Upper Class: New Elite Ethic A. Example of William Pitt B. The Hereditary Service Elite III. Middle Class Men: Forming a Challenge A. Identity in Work B. Morality Defined and Redefined IV. Working Class: Diminishing Security A. Changing Nature of Work 1. Previous ‘putting out’ System of Manufacture 2. Benefits of the Putting Out System B. Wedgwood's first factory 1. Elements of Wedgwood’s Factory 2. Fate of the Skilled Workers V. From Factories to Factory Towns A. Advantages for Owners B. Positive Example: Robert Owen C. Discipline and Resistance VI. From Factory Towns to Industrial Cities VII. Conclusion: Working-Class Organization Key TermsEvangelicals birth vs. merit ‘moral economy’ ‘putting out’ system ‘time and space’ of work Josiah Wedgwood Robert Owen Luddites Liverpool & Manchester Laissez-faire back to the syllabus. |