How was disciplinary control typically enforced in 19th-century factories?

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Employers administered physical punishments to workersWomen were barred from engaging in paid employmentMaintaining strict punctuality, continuous labor, and the risk of being firedReducing the dullness of repetitive duties

Explanation

Disciplinary power in 19th-century factories was primarily maintained through enforcing strict timekeeping, ensuring uninterrupted work, and using the threat of termination to control workers. Physical punishment and gender exclusion were not the main methods, nor was making tasks less monotonous.