Lecture on Victorian Era, Industrialization, and Social Reforms

These flashcards cover key concepts related to the Victorian era, Gilded Age, and social reforms such as temperance and civil service reform as outlined in the lecture.

Culture of Domesticity

A prevailing value system during the Victorian era that emphasized women's roles in the home, focusing on familial duty and virtue.

Gilded Age

A term coined by Mark Twain referring to a period of great wealth, prosperity, and superficial glitter masking serious social problems.

Psychoanalysis

A discipline that emerged to address feelings of alienation and stress caused by societal changes, focusing on the mind's symptoms beyond physical health.

Temperance

A social movement aimed at encouraging abstention from alcohol, differing from prohibition which entails legal banning.

Prohibition

A legal framework that prohibits the production and consumption of alcohol.

Social Gospel

A movement that emphasizes the importance of improving the lives of the less fortunate, often associated with church reforms.

Quid pro quo

A Latin term meaning 'something for something' used in politics, where support leads to the exchange of favors or jobs.

Political Machines

Corrupt organizations that provide favors to constituents in exchange for votes, often exemplified by Tammany Hall in New York City.

Civil Service Reform

Efforts made to reform the system of patronage in government jobs to reduce corruption and improve efficiency.

Ellis Island

The primary immigration station in the United States from 1892 to 1954, processing millions of immigrants.