SOC366H1 Chapter Notes -Quid Pro Quo, Sexual Differentiation, Industrial Revolution
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In preindustrial societies almost everyone worked, devoted their lives to feeding and housing themselves. They all worked making products or serving others (except royalty and nobility) Manufacturing work even before the industrialization some people worked in manufacturing: men in guilds, and women in workshops, men out earned women and enjoyed much more autonomy. Women"s workshops all female work houses existed in which female residents manufactured textiles in exchange for their labour they got board and room textiles still considered women"s work. Artisans: guild system, artisans (craftworkers) produced a variety of products from scratch, guilds (associations of tradespeople or craft workers organized. Cottage industry: manufactured some good at home through a system of cottage industry cottage workers might spin wool, make lace and were paid a piece rate (paid on. Piece work basis, by the amount of work completed) this work was a households only cash income: women laboured their every minute of household for the cottage industry.
