Emergence Of Globalisation Of Sport In The 21st Century Flashcards
What was life like in pre industrial Britain?
- Communications and transport was difficult/limited
- Class division clearly existed (UC and LC) based on feudal system
- People lived in the countryside/rural areas,small towns
- Widespread illiteracy in LC meant little ability to read or write meant little or no rules in sport
- Limited free time as dictated by agriculture season,meant less time to play sport
- Cruel or violent existences where norm for lower class,same for sport
4 ways to remember pre industrial Britian
Cruel
Clear class division
Countryside
Communications
What is the feudal system?
A way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange for service of labour.
Describe popular recreations
The sport and pastimes of people in pre industrial Britain.
What were activities like?
They were male dominated Aggressive Damage to property Lots of injuries Reflected a hard society
Name the socio-cultural factors in pre industrial Britain
Limited transport/communication illiteracy/uneducated Harsh society Seasonal time/long working hours Pre industrial/pre urban revolutions Two tier society/feudal system
Take a socio cultural factor and explain what effect it had on popular recreation for 2 examples
Limited transport meant that local games where held in single villages and that popular recreation was specific for each community. Also meant there may have been limited facilities.
illiteracy and lack of education meant that games that they played was very basic and meant that there was little rules and no officials. This lead to violent games and a free for all
Describe a popular recreation that was played in pre industrial Britain
Mob football is an example of an activity played in pre industrial Britain which was played by the lower class,and showed the division in society. It was a localised form of activity and was played in the fields using natural resources. It was very male dominated,little rules,very violent and played on holy days.
What is a patron?
A patron is a member of the gentry who looked after the lower class performer,.eg by arranging competitions for them to participate in,putting up prize money and generally looking after the welfare of the performer.
Characteristics of popular recreation linked to pre 1780 festivals included
Rules were simple/unwritten
They occurred annually
Set in rural location
Betting occurred with wagers placed on the outcome of races
Why were popular recreation activities eventually banned in the 19th century?
Led to injury
Led damage to property
They where violent or unruly
What is rational recreation?
In 19th century,these were sports pastimes for the lower classes which were designed by the middle classes to be well ordered,organised and controlled.
