It is a very controlled, exact approach to research. Quantitative research methods were originally developed in the natural sciences to study natural phenomena (Myers,1997). This type of research is used in many different fields, such as insurance, medicine, government, education, psychology, and law.
Urbanization. One of the defining and most lasting features of the Industrial Revolution was the rise of cities. In pre-industrial society, over 80% of people lived in rural areas. As migrants moved from the countryside, small towns became large cities.n the first sixty years or so of the Industrial Revolution, working-class people had little time or opportunity for recreation. Workers spent all the light of day at work and came home with little energy, space, or light to play sports or games.
Because of the Industrial Revolution,British society changed thoroughly, rapidly, and permanently. Throughout the Revolution, workers, owners, and the government responded differently to its negative effects.As we have seen, in the early years of the Industrial Revolution, the government and the owners largely expected that the marketplace would magically self-correct the worst ills.n the previous section on the effects of the Industrial Revolution, you learned about the economic system known as capitalism (the free market economy), in which private businesses compete to produce the best products and services for consumers.