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Democracy and Social Ethics · Theme
Industrial Relations and Labor
How Democracy and Social Ethics develops Industrial Relations and Labor.
The text critiques the individualistic management of industry and the exploitation of workers, arguing for democratic representation in the workplace and a recognition of labor's social value and collective power.
Where it surfaces
- Industrial Amelioration
The chapter focuses on the conflict between model employers and organized labor, criticizing the former for failing to recognize the moral legitimacy of collective action and social morality.
- Educational Methods
Addams describes the dull monotony of factory work and the need for education to give workers a consciousness of their social and industrial value.