Tenement Reform: How successful are governments at solving social problems?
Suggested Teaching Instructions
Setting the Stage
What is a social problem? Watch the following video and discuss with students the definition of a social problem. Why do social problems exist? What social problems do we have today?
Learning Standards and Practices
11.5 INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION (1870 – 1920): The United States was transformed from an agrarian to an increasingly industrial and urbanized society. Although
this transformation created new economic opportunities, it also created societal problems that were addressed by a variety of reform efforts.
(Standards: 1, 3, 4, 5; Themes: TCC, GEO, SOC, CIV, TECH)
11.5b Rapid industrialization and urbanization created significant challenges and societal problems that were addressed by a variety of reform efforts.
Students will trace reform efforts by individuals and the consequences of those efforts, including: New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt and the Tenement Reform Commission