Im doing a history assignment and having a hard time understanding what proletarianization is.
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It refers to the shift away from skilled craftsmen to unskilled factory work that occurred during the industrial revolution.
For example, instead of 100 master weavers scattered throughout the countryside turning raw wool or cotton into fabric, you have 100 unskilled workers operating machines in a factory that produces as much cloth as 200 weavers.
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