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Families working together in homes ( 1600’s) - Because of the putting out system, rural families began to work together in one household to earn wages from merchant capitalists in the city. This was called the extended family- a family that lived together under one roof. An average home would often consist of 2 generations or more living under the same roof, in order to keep inherited land and keep centered. This was the overall structure of family and life in the 1600’s. This changed immensely after industrialization occurred, especially after the industrial revolution, which split apart families and brought an immense amount of people into the cities. Unlike the 18th Century, women, men, and children all worked together to benefit their family. A division of labor would occur along with the coming industrial revolution in the 1700's.

McKay, John P. __History of Western Society 7th Edition__. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.