pre-industrial society

Change and continuity were both features of pre-industrial society. (Discuss with reference to Britain) Pre-industrial Britain was a period of gradual change in the way people lived and worked as well as a time when continuity of traditional values and beliefs persisted. Many new technologies were been developed and put into practice due to new demands. This began to revolutionise traditional forms of industry, transport and government. Different classes in society were given a fresh …

…were the centres of political and literary discussion of the time. The papers aired the views of many different sections of society. These social changes to religion, thought and politics were fairly widespread. However, many people at first, but as time went on, fewer and fewer, held on to the traditional way of social life. Therefore this meant there was some continuity of social life during pre-industrial society which to this day is still continuing.