The document discusses social classes and structures in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It describes the working class, middle class, and upper class. The working class performed physical labor and had poor living and working conditions. The middle class consisted of professionals and merchants. The upper class did not have to work and wealth came from land and investments. Entertainment, courtship, and gender roles varied between the classes.

1. Social Structure Erin Baker Ann Jacoby Skylar Kulbacki

2. Social Classes Working Class – physical labor Middle Class – performed clean work Upper Class – did not have to work

3. Working Class Poor living and working conditions Did not follow rules of courtship Did not participate in social entertainment Had very little chance for education

4. Working Class Conditions Working conditions: Workers included women and children Long work days Poor nutrition and health Living conditions: Often over crowded Poorly ventilated No sewage or drainage systems

5. Jobs for the Working Class Women did all their own housework then had to go do chores for more privileged women Men in this class held jobs for the unskilled Children even had to work to help support the family in textile mills and factories

6. Middle Class Only men provided the income Consisted of bankers, shopkeepers, merchants, engineers, other professionals

7. Upper Class Wealth came from inherited land or investments Included people from the church and of nobility

8. Courtship Rules varied based upon class Courtship advanced by gradations Lower classes had opportunities to socialize at church and during holiday season Upper class held their own social events throughout the season

9. Being a Lady Only women of the upper and middle class have a coming out Completed education signified availability for marriage A girl’s introduction into social life Must follow rules a strict set of rules Outward appearance Social behavior

10. Being a Gentleman Had to follow rules for introductions Duty is always to his lady Different rituals for the meeting of acquaintances Followed etiquette for dinner parties

11. Entertainment Several popular forms of entertainment vary by socioeconomic class All could enjoy the arts except those of the working class Class distinction was evident in the type of dancing Middle and upper class read and studied society novels

12. Women’s Entertainment Women of higher class joined various social groups Limited to specific sports they could play Towards the end of the era, women’s sports expanded

13. Men’s Entertainment Men joined various social groups and societies Card games and gambling became popular among the males Well-bred men would frequent pleasure gardens like the Cremorne Gardens

14. Reforms Education reforms Moving to provide education for more than just the privileged Factory reforms Working to get children out of the factories and provide better conditions Political reforms Worked to close the huge gap between the classes