THE EMERGING MIDDLE CLASS

WHAT WAS THE MIDDLE CLASS

• Before the middle class there were two major social classes
• The middle class started to take over all "white collar" jobs
• Had the ability to hire domestic servants to work in their home
• Comprised of businessmen

JOBS

• Effected the amount of people working in "white collar" jobs
• The larger the Industrial Revolution grew, the more powerful they became
• They formed new libraries, schools, and universities because there was a sudden need for education
• the better jobs led to better housing and food

HOME LIFE

• Became separate from work life
• Children are able to go to school
• Domestic servants made life at home easier and less stressful
• The middle class had minimal difficulty living through the industrial revolution
• Population grew

WOMEN

• Men were making more money
• Women started working at home
• Became emotional support from the stressful work life men had