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emergence and evolution of sport Flashcards

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dates of pre industrial britain

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  • pre 1850s

- before the industrial revolution

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characteristics of recreation in pre industrial britain

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  • played by peasants
  • between villages
  • little rules
  • dangerous
  • mainly men
  • mass numbers
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what does upper class look like in pre industrial britain

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  • land owners
  • often watched and looked down on mob sports
  • played cockfighting, tennis, fox hunting
  • very wealthy
  • sponsor lower class in things like pedestrianism
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what sport did upper and lower class play together in pre industrial Britain

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  • cricket
  • upper class compete for status
    amateur = someone who competes for no financial gain
    lower class professionals = gain money for competing
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lower class in pre industrial britain

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  • played mob sports eg. football
  • fighting as sports like bare knuckle fighting
  • worked on land for little money
  • low level of education and literacy
  • couldn’t compete in sports with upper class as had no money to gamble with
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what is pedestrianism

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  • lower class would compete in walking races
  • upper class sponsor the lower class to make money
  • upper class gamble on it
  • ‘footmen’ (carriage pullers) would compete
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gender in pre industrial britain

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  • mainly men competing in sports
  • women seen as ‘weaker’ so activities were too dangerous or strenuous
  • women would have been at home looking after the children or house
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female sports in pre industrial britain

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  • frock races for lower class

- archery for upper class

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law and order in pre industrial britain

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  • very little law and order
  • no money to have law and order at sporting events
  • lower class sports were violent sometimes fatal
  • few if any rules
  • cruelty to animals at the time
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education and literacy in pre industrial britain

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  • lower class have limited education due to money
  • lower class are illiterate and not educated
  • no rules could be read and understood by lower class so sport had little rules involved
  • upper class were well educated and literate
  • rules could be read by upper class
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availability of time and money in pre industrial britain

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  • lower class worked long and strenuous hours so little appetite for sports
  • activities for lower class usually on holidays, holy days or festivals
  • lower class may have done sport on land where they worked
  • lower class had limited time due to holy days
  • upper class had more pass times as they could pay and take part
  • upper class could gamble and bet
  • lower class had no money to gamble
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transport in pre industrial britain

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  • horses for wealthy and carriages
  • walking
  • limited transport
  • road conditions poor so many people never left their village
  • upper class could get to tennis courts or cricket pitches
  • lack of transport means different villages have different rules for different sports
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date of industrial revolution and what it is

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  • post 1850s

- more industry work and factories developed

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what is the agrarian revolution

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movement of workers away from the countryside to find work in the city

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what was the change to amateurs in the industrial revolution

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  • amateurs became middle class eventually as well as upper class
  • professionals stayed the same
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characteristics of amateurs and professionals in the industrial revolution

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  • forced to use different changing rooms
  • professionals made to clean and do dirty jobs
  • working men payed extra for missing work
  • upper class against it as it goes away from the true values of sport = lead to rugby split in two leagues
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social class in the industrial revolution

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  • middle class was introduced
    middle class = those who were professionals, factory owners and manager but did not own large estates.
  • middle class have more time to be involved in sport
  • many went to public schools and were involved in development of rules for other sports
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gender in the industrial revolution

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women’s role = to mary, to have children, depend financially on husband

  • education was deemed pointless for women
  • lack of work for women at the time. Teachers only
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in the late 19th century how did gender roles change

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  • status of women changed
  • becoming more women than men due to work, army deaths and emigration
  • campaigners fought for equal rights, the right to work, right to education and eventually the right to vote
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law and order in the industrial revolution

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  • development of more laws affected which activities were allowed
  • upper and middle classes were the ones developing laws
  • cock fighting and mob games were eliminated, but more upper class sports were left untouched eg. foxhunting
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education and literacy in the industrial revolution

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  • lower classes didnt want to gain education as it would mean less tie working so less money.
  • upper/middle classes continued to gain education
  • education act 1870 (foster act) increased the number of elementary schools nationwide
  • after 1981 education act became free, meaning more lower class families sent their children to school.
  • learned to read and could now understand the sport rules of upper and middle classes so participation increased
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availability of time and money in the industrial revolution

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  • factory owners used to try and stop workers getting paid to work and play sports
  • owners realised sport could keep workers healthy and loyal
  • companies created their own teams eg. thames iron works = west ham
  • lower still worked long hours for little money 6,6,6
  • lower class still had little money and time
  • saturday half day was introduced
  • by 1965 work hours were typically 42 hour weeks this boosted moral along with taking workers to the seaside once a year
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Transport in the industrial revolution

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  • walking, horseback, rivers, canals etc….
  • development of roads, bicycles, railways, cars (20th century) helping with transport to and from sport
  • means away games were created
  • railways formed
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effects of railways in the industrial revolution

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  • bigger crowds and followings
  • better players moved to live and play with better teams
  • teams could tour
  • race meetings were planned along train lines
  • owners could get their horses to scottish races as well
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characteristics of early public schools

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  • boarding
  • expensive
  • upper/middle class
  • boys only
  • fee paying
  • harsh/strict environment
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identify early public schools

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  • eton
  • harrow
  • rugby
  • charterhouse
  • st pauls
  • winchester
  • merchant taylors
  • westminster
  • shrewsbury
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what does athleticism mean?

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putting in maximal physical effort while adhering to the ethics of the game and playing sportingly

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what is fagging

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younger boys are picked on and are servants to the older boys

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how did doctor Thomas Arnold change rugby school?

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  • developed ‘moral christian gentleman’
  • removed the fagging system and promoted muscular christianity
  • introduced sports
  • introduced sport prefects
  • developed athleticism
  • introduced a house system
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why could sport benefit education?

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  • motivation
  • inclusiveness
  • teamwork
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what impact has popular recreation had on the schooling system?

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added violence or desire to win

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impact of the cult of athleticism

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  • encouraged effort over winning
  • encouraged development of codified sport; with rules (national governing bodies)
  • encouraged fair play and sportsmanship
  • large amounts of time devoted to sport in schools
  • developed leagues
  • ex school boys spread the cult through old boys network
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what is the melting pot?

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people from uni and other sectors came together with different variants of a sport and decide on the best rules to use

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what is the old boy/girl network

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the idea that ex public school students going into good jobs and other roles after school spread sport

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why were 19th century public schools influential in promoting and organising sports

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  • influence of head teachers = respected and society followed their ideas
  • time on sport = boarding, believed games were valuable for moral character and health
  • ex people promoted games and ethics = old boys network
  • house structure with fixtures and comps = competitive, extra curricular
  • money
  • rules = student developed and NGB’s for sport so codified rules
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NGB examples

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  • football association (FA) 1863
  • amateur athletics club (AAC) 1866
  • rugby football union (RFU) 1871
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dates of 20th century

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1901 to 2000

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class in the 20th century

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  • divide in class within rugby still present
  • upper and middle still have more free time
  • some sports see a mix of competitors eg. cricket
  • clubs can now afford to pay people
  • loss of jobs during great depression lead to lots of teams going bankrupt
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gender in 20th century

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  • crowds at sporting events are mainly men
  • more teams formed for mainly men increasing participation
  • huge gap between men and female participation rates
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law and order in 20th century

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  • now televised
  • most cruel sports have disappeared eg. bare knuckle fighting is now boxing / fox hunting still allowed
  • spectators now need to pay to watch live sports
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education in the 20th century

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  • 1944 education act (butler act)
  • schools are not just to develop pupils academically
  • need to develop students physically, spiritally, morally etc…
  • PE is now taught in most schools
    state education made up of:
    - grammar schools
    - secondary modern schools
    - secondary technical schools
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transport in the 20th century

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  • different modes of transport became available to everyone
  • cars, trains, bikes, planes, coaches etc…
  • teams began to have private transport
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how did technology help to grow participation and spectatorship in sport?

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  • travel means you can have more fixtures
  • TV coverage
  • radio, email
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class in the 21st century and social mobility

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  • less pronounced and social mobility means class isn’t decided from birth
  • professionals and amateurs are no longer as clearly defined with social class
  • some sports are still associated with upper/ lower class like polo with upper class
  • Olympic sports (amateur) higher % medal winners from fee paying schools
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how does socio-economic groups impact sport

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16 years plus of age, participations is greater in higher socio-economic groups even though sport is less defined to be linked with social class compared to the 20th century

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gender in the 21st century

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  • still a difference in participation and spectator levels between men and women’s sport
  • being good at sport still regarded ‘unfeminine’ by some
  • certain activities traditionally linked to males and females e.g. dance vs team sports
  • more women involved in physical exercise, more interest in health and fitness
  • much larger, growing participation in women’s rugby and football e.g. 2002 FA says football is top participation sport for girls and women in England
  • role model help a gender shift
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law and order in the 21st century

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  • sports legislation is sophisticated and specific to sport
  • increase in litigation as people are more aware of their legal rights
  • new laws have been passed to protect participants, officials and spectators
  • sport specific laws have made sport safer, fairer and less violent
    duty of care = legal obligation to ensure safety of others
    negligence = failure to take proper care
    deviance in sport = behavior in a way that knowingly breaks rules or ethics of sport
    cheating and drug taking
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time and money for sport in the 21st century

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  • for some there is increased wealth
  • global recessions have affected some peoples disposable income
  • affects ticket prices
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education and literacy in 21st century

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  • PE compulsory 5-16 years
  • PE specific qualifications (GCSE, A Levels, Degrees and Vocationals)
  • extra curricular activities focus and knowledge on health and fitness
  • NC (1988) standardised teaching of PE = inclusion (gender, disability)
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transport in the 21st century

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  • car ownership
  • public transport
  • cheap airfares
  • transport links across country and Europe
  • match tickets to a game are rising

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