THE EMERGING MIDDLE CLASS

BEFORE THE EMERGENCE

• Really only two social classes
• Aristocrats were born into wealth
• Low-Income Commoners
• White Collar jobs were common

THE RIsE OF JOBS

• The number of Retails shops in England went from 300 to 2,600 in 15 years
• The number of Domestic servants went from 900,000 to 1.4 million in 20 years
• The Middle Class normally had monthly and yearly wages, not hourly.

THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY

• Families took pride in taking responsibility for themselves.
• Families became sanctuaries of sort from the stress of industrial life.
• The women created moral and spiritual safe havens for the family.
• Women didn't normally work outside of the home setting

PREPARING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

• More children starting attending school
• Education became for affordable and attainable
• Better health care decreased infant mortality
• Middle class women gave birth to less children

THE MIDDLE CLASS TODAY

• Average annual income of $51,000
• More health regulations in the workplace
• Women are encouraged to have jobs away from home
• 1.8 billion worldwide make up the global middle class
• 45% of US Citizens are part of the middle class