| To be a father and husband was to be a man, to be a father and husband was to be a breadwinner, and to be a breadwinner was to be a man. All of these identities were intertwined and so if a man lost his job he was not only no longer a breadwinner, but also no longer a successful father, husband, or man, he lost everything. On the other hand, the importance placed on breadwinning contributed to consumerism as the better your house, furniture, and other possessions, the more successful you were as a man, husband, and father. But, in order to afford all of these material goods and property, you had to be a successful breadwinner. Thus, consumerism and men's success fed into each other, especially with the rise of industrialization. (Katherine Hamilton) | To be a father and husband was to be a man, to be a father and husband was to be a breadwinner, and to be a breadwinner was to be a man. All of these identities were intertwined and so if a man lost his job he was not only no longer a breadwinner, but also no longer a successful father, husband, or man, he lost everything. On the other hand, the importance placed on breadwinning contributed to consumerism as the better your house, furniture, and other possessions, the more successful you were as a man, husband, and father. But, in order to afford all of these material goods and property, you had to be a successful breadwinner. Thus, consumerism and men's success fed into each other, especially with the rise of industrialization. (Katherine Hamilton) |
| | Due to increasing industrialization, most men now had jobs in which they worked for other people/businesses and did not own their own business. Therefore, they did not have a family business to pass down to their children nor did they have the skills of a trade to teach their sons so that they could go out and make their own business. Therefore, men were not spending their working hours at home teaching their sons technical skills but rather commuted to a secondary location to work away from their family. This resulted in children having distant relationships with their fathers as compared to pre industrialization. The father's role now was to be a provider, help with domestic chores if necessary, and offer advice, not teach tangible skills. (Katherine Hamilton) |
