LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bsc Young Boys, Victorian Era, Dominant Ideology
5 Apr 2014
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It was hard to get by, it was a struggle. Breadwinners" wage= a wage sufficient to provide enough for the rest of the family so that no additional wages are needed to provide for the family. Head of the family (father) went to work, and mother worked at home and took care of kids and house. With this came insecurity lots of depressions, and a lot of people were unemployed. Most people did not have long term jobs, and so this also caused insecurity. They did have not any compensation if they got injured or sick or got old. You lived off the income of wage earners and if they had problems, basically no back-up. If they lost their jobs, it was hard for them to find another one. Dominant ideology of the day (victorian era, 1837-1901) Victorians committed to the idea of charity and doing good deeds. Do it in a way that protects the work ethic.
