Social effects

• Several cities were growing. Rural-urban migration was increasing.
• Population also increased in urban areas.
• The advanced technological change left many people out of work. So unemployment forced workers to work on low salary.
• As a result of the industrial revolution two new industrial classes emerged. These were

  • The industrial middle class (industrial bourgeoisie)
  • The proletariat (industrial working class)
• Industrial Bourgeoisie were factory owners and wealthier groups of the society. On the other hand, the proletariat or working class were poor factory workers.