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1social conditions of Victorian EnglandThe Victorians liked to have their social classes clearly defined.
2social conditions of Victorian EnglandThe Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 established ‘workhouses’ in place of the old poor houses. IThe Act was framed to deter undeserving applicants, and the criterion was sometimes inhumanly hard.
3economical|social conditions of Victorian Englandmany women took to prostitution, when the alternatives were so grim.
4social conditions of Victorian EnglandMiddle class England grew rapidly and the upper class, which was formerly purely hereditary, came to include the nouveau riche, who made fortunes from successful commercial enterprises.
But a large proportion was still working class, and they remained disgruntled at the social inequality and eventually sought reform.
5economical conditions of Victorian EnglandEconomics in Victorian Society Industrial Revolution The Victorian Era held a time of economic growth, success, and prosperity.