Social 30-2Mr. Tulk

Happy Halloween

But, we have some serious notes today!

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Quick Review

• Who are the Luddites?• Why might factory owners not want to move

from Classical Liberalism to Modern Liberlism? • What is the Income Gap?

Today…

• We will have no words.• We will be doing a lot of notes.• Finally, I will give you some questions in class

today.

• You will have a written quiz on Tuesday.

The Government

• The government liked Capitalism and Industrialization.

• It had to do little work to keep it going and the people were taken care of.

• It felt that the employer would take care of the workers.

The Government

• The government did eventually change and new laws were put into place to protect workers.

• These range from Minimum Wage laws, Safety Laws, Working Hours Laws, etc…

• These were new restrictions on Laissez-Faire Capitalism.

Factory Acts

• A series of laws passed by British Parliament during the 18 and 1900’s that made life better for factory workers.

• Factory act of 1802 addressed child labour, among other things.

From the act of 1802

• The owner must clean the room twice a year and ventilate.

• Owners MUST obey the law. • Every child must be given two suits for work.• Children can not work more then 12 hours, before 6

am, or after 9 pm.• They must be given education in reading, writing,

and arithmetic.

Factory Acts

• These acts moved away from “Classical liberalism” and towards “Modern Liberalism”.

• But, these acts still maintained the fundamental ideas of Liberalism.

• People’s rights, Fair working hours, Fair Wages, Etc…

The Rise of Unions

• Prior to unions, you could get send to jail in Canada for quitting your job!

• Thanks to the Master Servant Act of 1847.

• This also made any labour unions illegal.

Labour Unions

• Groups that try to raise the working standard and quality of life of an entire industry.

• They use their large numbers to persuade owners to give fair wages, working conditions, etc…

• They use strikes, work stoppages, but also have a collective responsibility.

Rise of Unions

• During the 1800’s and the IR, the people began to get upset at working conditions.

• Laissez-faire capitalism led many people to want Unions.

• Others argued that unions slowed the economy.– Artificially high wages.– Inflation.– Stopped technological process.

Rise of the Welfare State

• Liberal Democracies began to rise in Europe during the 1800’s.

• With these movements came voting rights, Old Age Pension, and Employment Insurance.

• This led to the rise of, what cam to be know as, the welfare state.

Continued

• A state where the government has increased roles in the live of peoples, and their everyday needs.

• Such as Education, Healthcare, etc…• What might a Classical Liberal say about this?• What about a Modern Liberalist?

Welfare State

• In Europe, people who were unable to work were sent to workhouses and given healthcare.

• Children were educated until working age.• You would live, but not comfortably.

The Rise of Rights

• The IR changed the Role of females.• Jobs moved from the home to the factories. • But, they still did not have equal rights.

Emily Stowe

• The first female doctor in Canada.

• Had to attend an American University.

• She started a group that worked for females rights.

• This slowly become the modern feminist movement.

Continued

• These ideas soon grew to include rights for Minorities, Children, and other groups.

• Led to the idea of Human Rights.

• a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

• arose directly from the experience of the Second World War.

• the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.

• consists of 30 articles.• Here are some example.

Section from the Declaration

Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and

conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction

of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 4. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all

their forms. Article 5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

That’s it

• Let’s take a look at page 134-135.• Again we will have a quiz on Tuesday.• A test will be a week from Tuesday.

Please Do Questions 2 and 3

Page 126

Happy Halloween!