How Did Industrialization Change In The Industrial Revolution

In this era of pre-industrialization, people did economic activities as work i.e. worked only for subsistence purposes. Goods were only for the family’s consumption. Production of goods was mostly done by the family and was expected to be for the family. For example, a farmer would grow food in the farm not for selling in the market but for his family to survive on and never lack. A mother would make clothes for her kids to wear instead of selling them in the market too (Jessica Whittemore). In this era, most of the people resided in rural areas instead of urban areas. And they never had machinery or tools to make their work easier yet they were so very hard working i.e. they made everything out of wood or rocks; be it weapons or farming tools. …show more content…
Britain, France and America move from pastoral agriculture areas to built-up cities. The lives and economic activities of their people began to change on a massive level (Jessica Whittemore). With this, activities shifted from upcountry or rural areas and into the city where the industrialisation was starting to pick up pace. Even when a massive group of people moved to urban areas, the rural activities did not plunder as many thought it would, instead it created a chance for the ones who remained in the rural areas, simply because the people who shifted to urban areas for work were being supplied by the rural farmers things such as food or raw materials. While the economy of the urban areas was doing very well because of manufacturing and large factory buildings, the countryside was also thriving due to heavy farming and agricultural boost.
Industrialisation led to the development of factories. These factories employed many people thus many had easier ways of doing work and to top it off get something out of it in terms of money. With this money they could fend for their families back in rural areas by themselves buying food and clothes for them instead of them getting or making them from …show more content…
In the 21st century, many activities are influenced by the service departments or service industry rather than the manufacturing industries as it was then in the industrial age when people relied heavily on manufacturing and factories. (Jessica Whittemore)
Service industries are businesses that mainly work for the customer but they do not involve factory manufacturing. An example can be the M-pesa transaction; it is a service which many people use to pay for services offered to them. Consultation is another example, one gets paid for consulting; be it a doctor, financial consultant, engineer etc, these are not manufacturing but services and that’s why the 21st century is a service based industry age. It is also known as information age. And with great, massive and the right information, one can be able to give the best services to people and hence get paid well for the services he/she provides to his/her