> Did people not socialize in the days before worker protections demanded worker protections? Socialization was a luxury that certain segments afford before wo

> Did people not socialize in the days before worker protections demanded worker protections? Socialization was a luxury that certain segments afford before worker protections. Most families worked, children and all, and after doing what daily chore needed to be done at home, they slept. Socialization happened during dinner etc, which is why a lot of working class families used to give a lot of importance to dinner.