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This 10 page paper looks at differences between men and women in Victorian England. The effects of the industrial revolution on women's roles as well as the changing status of the church are included. Christian manliness is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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sense of prudishness, patriarchy and a time when a man was a man, and a woman was a woman, the truth is that things were not quite so clear-cut. Women
fought for their rights against a backdrop of religious fervor that included in its own right concepts of what it is to be a man. The stereotypical male that does
not cry, is self-sufficient and the great protector emerges in an era where women and children are considered little more than chattel. And while this is the case, the Industrial
Revolution played a substantial role in society and had a significant effect on the male/female paradigm. When Victorian England went through an Industrial
Revolution, it seemed to be a life-changing phenomenon as it involved not only economic and technological change, but also an urban revolution as well as political and social ones (Himmelfarb,
1995). The force of the revolutions seemed to have the potential to subvert authority, tradition, religion, and morality, but the Victorians were able to get through the times without
having a moral crisis (1995). In fact, many good things came out of the change. Historian Gertrude Himmelfarb stresses that the Victorian era was a time of cultural renewal that
saw significant declines in crime and social vices ("The Big," 1998). She also notes that the revival of religious feeling was essential to the success of the Victorians (1998). In
fact, religion was key to the Victorians having gotten through tumultuous change without succumbing to immorality that could go along with such improvements. With the industrial revolution, people did have
some more time on their hands for leisure, but religion and not entertainment seemed to be central to the existence of these people. In fact, the Victorians came out of
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