SOCI 1810 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Double Consciousness, Symbolic Interactionism, Settlement Movement
7 Apr 2016
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3 factors brought about the modern era. People used to live in small, semi-autonomous agricultural villages (until 1700s) Family heart of village life, travel rare, social solidarity social order thought to be ordered by god. In the cities at this time, social order also prevailed. (masters journeymen apprentices in craft guilds) (dukes knights serfs in military) Life not perfect, though bad sanitation, poor medical care, early deaths common. In 1800s, relative isolation was destroyed (factories, coal mines, railroads, telegraph lines). Urban populations mushroomed good and bad results (examples?) New class of entrepreneurs specialized in manufacturing and trade, pushed aside the old landed aristocracy. Due to growth of long-distance trade, voyage to the far corners of the earth, and establishment of colonial empires. Increasing contact b/w different peoples changed lives on both sides. Materially (growing wealth and power of seafaring countries like uk)
