-How Were the Waltham System and Lowell Experiment Different from Earlier

question 31

Multiple Choice

-How were the Waltham System and Lowell Experiment different from earlier factory systems in the United States?

• A) These factories were the first to use water power for their operations.
• B) The factories were established in small existing buildings found in large cities.
• C) These were the first factories to house their labor force in company-owned dormitories.
• D) These were the first factories constructed in the South.

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Definitions:

Conflict Theory

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C. Wright Mills

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Robert Merton

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