EMERGENCE OF GLOBALIZATION OF SPORT IN THE 21ST CENTURY 3.1.3.1 Flashcards
What was life like in Pre-Industrial Britain?
Communications and transport was limited
Widespread illiteracy lower classes were uneducated with ability to read and write
Cruel or violent existences were the norm for the lower class. The upper class lived in comfort and luxury.
Class division clearly existed (upper class and lower class) based on a feudal system.
People lived in the countryside/rural areas.
There was limited free time as work was based on the land:- free time was dictated by the agricultural seasons
Feudal system:
broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around a relationship derived
from the holding of land in exchange for service of labour
Popular recreations:
the sport and pastimes of people in Pre-Industrial Britain
What were activities like
Male dominated
Activites were aggressive
Reflected harsh society
Lots of injury
Damage to property
Socio-cultural factors in Pre industrial Britain
Limited transport/communications
Illiteracy/uneducated
Harsh society
Seasonal time/long working hours
Pre industrial/ pre urban revolutions
Two tier society/feudal system
Popular recreational characteristics to reflect this
Sport was localised
Limited organisation/simple rules/uncodified
Sports were violent/highly aggressive
Occasional/part of a festival occasion
Rural/natural/simple
Gentry/upper class activities were clearly separated from lower class/peasant activities.
