Emergence and evolution of modern sport

Question 1

How was social class in post industrial britain ?

Answer 1

• Stronger social class divisions
• A middle class emerged they were factory owners
• Middle class were very important for the development of sports

Question 2

How did Amateurism and Professionalism develop in Post-industrial britain?

Answer 2

• Amateurs still didn’t get paid to play
• Due to growth of northern teams it led to broken-time payments — working men are payed for missing work in order to play
• This payment technique was against the amateurs principles

Question 3

How did the role of gender change in post-industrial britain?

Answer 3

•Women were still expected to marry and have children and become financially dependent on their husbands
• schooling for girls were still limited however for boys it wasn’t
• Late 19th century women’s status changed due to the mortality rate of men
• Lots of female pioneers emerged meaning women tried to gain equal rights, work, vote and own property

Question 4

How did law and order change in post industrial britain ?

Answer 4

• More defined laws and order had an affect on the type of activities that were played
• Due to law changes blood sports declined for lower class but upper class still played whatever sports they wanted to
• Laws were made to benefit middle & upper class citizens

Question 5

How did education & literacy change in post industrial britain ?

Answer 5

• Due to revolution the need to keep the masses under control and less powerful & education
• The education act (1870) was the beginning of the modern system of education in England
• Education became more accessible to the lower class which made and allowed more sophisticated rules in sports

Question 6

How did the availability of time and money change in post industrial britain?

Answer 6

• Factory owners saw that sports can keep their workers fit and healthy
• Due to the growth in factories the working hours were long and the pay was poor
• Saturdays were made half days which allowed sports to take place
• Factory owners saw the workers as more effective when happier so some owners would pay for an annual trip to the seaside