HIST1055 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Upper Class, Social Class
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Describe the household"s turn toward the market. Inventory of the goods people had listed in their wills. Used to disperse the goods amongst heirs, etc. Also can be studied to see growth rates of good over time in differing locations. Lower (people with no possessions, manual labor) Changes are most important in lives of the middling sort. Even among people with same general amount of wealth. Rise of the tradesmen and the town. Not a formal turnover, uneasy transition (slowly through spread of goods) Major towns able to keep up with london, including colonies. Working more for money rather than products to support household. Proto-industrial production (weaving, spinning, garment-making, leather- working) can take place within household, on small settings. More buying household staples (e. g. bread, beer) Rich/middle class - more things to consume, comfort increases. Poor - get more stuff, more take out food, more socializing outside.
