5.3 social question

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5.3 The social Question

Planning

- Last week

- What you'll learn

- explanation

- review

- end of lesson

What do you remember about 5.1 the industrial society?

What you will learn

In this paragraph, you will learn, 

- how the living and working conditions of workers gained more attention
- what changed because of teh first social laws

- how workers improved their living and working conditions

working conditions during the 19th century?

Working conditions

• Child labor
• Poor living conditions
• Low wages, long working hours
• Dangerous machines
• Easily fired (no rights)
• No income in case of illness or disability (when you are unable to work)

Social question?

Social question

• Poor living & working conditions of workers
• This cannot continue! – Unfair situation
• The problem of the poor conditions of workers is called: THE SOCIAL QUESTION
• At first, this problem is addressed by the church – church-based poor relief – later by political movements – socialism.

Waar kunnen sociale wetten voor zorgen?

Sociale wetten

Sinds de middeleeuwen gaven kerken hulp aan arme mensen, zoals onderdak, geld en brood.
Door de discussie over de sociale kwestie ontstond het idee dat ook de overheid wat moest doen voor burgers die minder goed voor zichzelf konden zorgen.

Who created the Child Labor Act of 1874?

1. Thorbecke
2. King William II
3. Samuel van Houten
4. King William I

Social laws

1874 – Van Houten's Child Labor Act

1889 – More and more social laws (laws that protect the vulnerable in society)

Trade unions = associations of workers (employees) fighting for better working conditions

Karl Marx

Ideology (a set of ideas about society).

Proletariat versus the bourgeoisie.

Through a revolution, the means of production were placed in the hands of the state.

Trade unions and political parties were founded. They stood up for the working class (social group).

Workers in action

Workers founded trade unions to demand better working conditions.

Trade unions:

Organized strikes

Negotiated with factory owners

Socialists also stood up for the working class and wanted more equality between rich and poor.

What is the key word of socialism?

1. Freedom
2. equality
3. Keep everything as it was
4. Religion

Tasks

H5 §2: Democracy in the Netherlands

You know how the governance of the Netherlands has changed.

Task: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 (everything can be done in the workbook)

Without the workbook: write a letter to the factory owner about the conditions of the workers, at least 200 words.

What you will learn

In this paragraph, you will learn, 

- how the living and working conditions of workers gained more attention
- what changed because of teh first social laws

- how workers improved their living and working conditions