"The Exploitation of Little Children": Child Labor and the Family Economy in the Industrial Revolution.
The effects of industrialization on children′s work were investigated using a data set of household budgets. We found that in early industrialization the number of children working, and the number working in factories both increased, while the age at which children started work decreased. This last...
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| description | The effects of industrialization on children′s work were investigated using a data set of household budgets. We found that in early industrialization the number of children working, and the number working in factories both increased, while the age at which children started work decreased. This last effect is related to changes in household structure. Older children were gaining independence earlier, leaving younger siblings to augment family incomes. But industrialization had only a transitory effect on children′s work. Participation was in decline after midcentury. However, there are longer-term implications for the sexual division of labor as the effects of labor market changes differed for girls and boys. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:52b5d11c-5ea6-44d4-9fc3-90f29fa28aca2022-03-26T16:27:02Z"The Exploitation of Little Children": Child Labor and the Family Economy in the Industrial Revolution.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:52b5d11c-5ea6-44d4-9fc3-90f29fa28acaEnglishDepartment of Economics - ePrintsElsevier1995Horrell, SHumphries, JThe effects of industrialization on children′s work were investigated using a data set of household budgets. We found that in early industrialization the number of children working, and the number working in factories both increased, while the age at which children started work decreased. This last effect is related to changes in household structure. Older children were gaining independence earlier, leaving younger siblings to augment family incomes. But industrialization had only a transitory effect on children′s work. Participation was in decline after midcentury. However, there are longer-term implications for the sexual division of labor as the effects of labor market changes differed for girls and boys. |
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