Question

Do you think utopianism was an effective solution for the challenges of the industrial age? why or why not?

Answer 1

With the coming of the Industrialization in England, it introduced to urbanization in cities and towns with overcrowding the urban population in rural areas. Along with widespread poverty and filth among factory workers and children. Industries owners saw to their profit, not for the benefits of the worker.

The Industries started competitions in the market by completing the demands in a given time. With long hours of working shifts, low wages, children and women working in factories could not have been possible to introduce Utopianism in society. With ideas of no difference among the rich and poor.

Answer 2

Some of the challenges in the Industrial Age is overcrowding, child labor and women's rights. Industrial age is the transition to new machineries, therefore, demanding for more people to work to catch up with the new technology. Utopianism, which focuses on idealism and sometimes, can be unrealistic. So, in a way, this method would be ineffective.