The Industrial Revolution also benefited others in the idea of social reforms. The goals of social reform were: temperance, education, peace, treatment of criminals, rights of women, slavery and the care of the poor, the handicapped and the mentally ill.
Education Reform: centered on the effort to produce a system of universal public education.
Temperance: excessive use of alcohol was more responsible for crime, disorder, and poverty than any other factor in society.
Other social reforms included:
Feminist movement: the movement aimed at equal rights for women
Early antislavery movement: centered on the concept of colonization
Urbanization: the movement of people to the cities (caused by Industrial Revolution) urbanization came from population explosion and a high demand for workers.
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