Post Industrial Britain Flashcards
What was the class that emerged due to industrialisation?
Middle class
Which groups of people were responsible for the spread of sport during this period?
Factory workers
Clergy
Soldiers
Ex public school boys
What was rational recreation?
Sports pastimes designed by the middle class and played by the lower classes
What were the characteristics of rational recreation?
Well ordered
Organised
Controlled
Referees
Skills/ tactics based
What were the barriers to partaking in physical activity at the start of the Industrial Revolution?
Lack of leisure time
Lack of income
Poor health
Lack of public provision
How did a lack of leisure time affect participation in physical activity?
Long working hours meant they had little free time to partake in physical activity
How did a lack of income affect participation in physical activity?
Low wages and poverty were evident, with little spare income for leisure pursuits
How did poor health affect participation in physical activity?
Poor working and living conditions led to a lack of hygiene and illness, this meant people were not well enough to partake in physical activity
How did a lack of public provisions affect participation in physical activity?
No access to private facilities or no personal equipment for the lower classes
What were the factors that led to increased participation in physical activity in the second half of the Industrial Revolution?
Improved Heath and hygiene
Gradual increase in wages
More leisure time
New middle class
Values of athleticism established
Improved transport and communications
Factory and church teams set up
How did improved health and hygiene lead to increased participation in physical activity?
People were well enough to partake in physical activity
How did an increase in wages increase participation in physical activity?
People had more spare income to spend on equipment to play sports with
How did increased leisure time increase participation in physical activity?
People had more time to play sports
Broken time payments were introduced so people could train and partake in physical activity
How did the emergence of the middle class increase participation in physical activity?
They developed strict rules, leagues and competitions
They also provided facilities and public parks
How did improved transport and communications increase participation in physical activity?
Railways led to people being able to travel with their factory/ church teams to play matches in different areas
