6.1- Sport and Society Flashcards
(37 cards)
What 2 classes was the social class divided into
-what different activities did these classes participate in
upper class- aristocracy/ gentry
lower class- peasants- mob football, dog fighting- simple violent, few rules
- what different activities did the upper and lower classes participate in
- name the different characteristics
lower class- mob football, dog fighting- simple violent, few rules
upper class- real tennis, fox hunting- sophisticated, complex, required money
how did gender affect who participated in activities
- name 1 activity UC women participated in
- name 1 activity LC women participated in
- women ‘weaker sex’
- few activities
- UC- archery
- LC- smock race
what was law and order like in pre-industrial britain
- not many formal llaws
- so sport especially LC- violent (animal baiting, bare-knuckled fighting
How did education and literacy affect which activities you played
UC- educated- could understand sophisticated rules
LC- uneducated- played simple sports with few rules (mob footbwall)
How did availability of time affect what sports people played
LC- worked long, exhausting hours- little appetite for sport due to exhaustion
UC- more time- participated in longer lasting activities (fox hunting)
How did availability of money affect what sports people played
UC- more money- afford horses, equipment and appropriate clothing (hunting)
LC- poorly paid- had little money
How did availability of transport and type of transport affect what sports people played
UC- could travel further- horse and cart- could get to facilities (real tennis courts)
LC- would play sport locally- limited transport
Who were the middle class
- professionals
- factory owners
- those not born into aristocracy
What were amateurs?
- were not paid to play
- status suited UC and MC
What were professionals?
-played for money
-more competitive
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What occurred in the late 19th century for women
- assumption women should marry was compromised- shortage of men
- female educational pioneers emerged as a result of lack of schooling for women- they brought equal rights for women
- encouraged women to be more involved in sport and pe in sch
How did the development of more defined laws and order affecf the rypes of activities undertaken in the late 19th century
- led to declin of blood sports (animal baiting)
- law makers were middle class and upper class however so they supported sports they liked
- hence why fox hunting was still allowed
What act was published in 1870 and why
- education act (forster act)
- beginning of the modern system of education in england
- education- more accessible to lower classes- LC understood more sophisticated rules- nore people becoming involved in sport
What did the Education Act of 1870 (forster act) require
-required establishment of elementary schs nationwide
How did avaliability of time and money change post pre industrial britain
factory owners realised that sport could keep their workers healthier and loyal- encouragement of sport
What was introduced in post industrial britain to allow factory workers to play sport
- working hours were long and hard
- so workers had little time & energy for sport
- Saturday half day introduced- enabled sport to take place
- annual excursions also introduced-reduction made it easier for ppl to be involved i sport
How did transport change in post industrial britain and how did this affect sport
-devlopment of roads, bicycles, railways, motorcars enabled fixtures and spectators to visit venues around country
What was mob football
- played between villages, especially during times of celebration
- game for peasants
- only rule- no killing of ppl
- aim was to bang ball 3 times on set building (oub)
What was cock fighting
- mainly UC sport
- pay to throw stones and sticks at cock
- if u knock it over & pick up stick before bird gets back up- keep the bird and charge others to throw at
- made illegal by act of parliament in 1849
What were public schools
- upper class fee paying schools
- initally for boys
How did rugby school promote sport
- Thomas Arnold, headmaster at rugby sch promoted more regulated sports- encouraged healthy competition and exercise
- house system introduced- influential in development of competitive sport teams
- established prefects which organised sport
- also wrote down rules for rugby in 1845
How did public schools develop sport
-sports became popular in public schools- became forerunners of sports we know today- with rules, facilities and organised ways of playing
What is muscular christianity
- belief that links spirt with being a christian gentlemen
- christian and patriotic duty by playing sport with discipline and a sense of manliness
