Evolution of sport Flashcards
social class in pre industrial Britain
upper class - more money to spend on expensive leisure activities so task where more sophisticated and civilised
lower class - worked long hours so didn’t have much time for sports - games where infrequent and only played on religious holidays
sports played by lower and upper class in pre industrial Britain
upper class - cricket, tennis, fox hunting
lower class - mob football
gender in pre industrial Britain
sports was mainly reserved for men as sorts tended to have a violent nature
what sports could women take part in during pre industrial Britain
upper class women - could take part in sophisticated sports like archery
lower class women - could take part in smock races
law and order in pre industrial Britain
limited laws was reflected through sports
lower class - sports was very violent
upper class avoided theses sports an they believe they where above the lower class
education in pre industrial Britain
influenced who could play what sports
upper class - public schools and highly literate so could produce rules to keep games sophisticated
lower class - large scale of illiteracy so rules where very limited
time in pre industrial Britain
upper class - lots of available time
lower class - worked long hours of hard manual labour so didn’t have time to play sports
availability of money in pre industrial Britain
upper class - could pay for activities far away
lower class - had little disposable income so games where infrequent and made from natural materials
transport in pre industrial Bitain
upper class - travel by horse and cart
lower class - little transport access
very poor road conditions
social class in 19th century
upper class - more money to spend on expensive leisure activities meaning that tasks become more civilised and had specific rules
lower class - had limited time to take part in regular activities - played infrequent games
sports played by upper and lower class in 19th century
upper class - tennis
lower class - mob football
gender in 19th century
improved opportunity for women to take part in sport but still very limited - businesses fought for equal rights
women had to maintain a lady like manor
- no sweating
- belief sport could effect fertility
- no competition
law and order in 19th century
society became more lawful - reflected in sports
- no longer lawful to destroy property in the act of sports
- In 1829 police force were introduced
- banned animal baiting and violent sports except boxing and fox hunting
education in 19th century
1870 and 1891
education act was introduced which increased the for opportunity middle and lower class children
time in the 19th century
working class citizens where now working 16 hours per day 7 days a week
- factory owners now respected time for physical activity so allowed employees to have a half day on Saturday where factory sports teams would play sports
availability of money in 19th century
an increase in works wages ment that working class people where able to take part in more sports due to an increased domestic income
transport in 19th century
huge impact of technological improvements post revolution
- games could be played further away and become more regular
development of trains ment that all classes where able to watch fixture’s
public schools
place of old standing typically attended by the sons of gentlemen between 8 - 18
- they were exclusive to those of a higher economy
- fees to school and travel costs is what limited these schools to upper class
Dr Thomas Arnald
ensured his pupils grew into moral Christian men
- he introduced sport as a mean of developing athleticism within the boys and society
- he removed fagging
- introduced sport to promote participation and promote values
cult of athleticism
Athleticism was promoted in order to provide the boys with strong morals and follow them to develop morals within sport
promotion of ethics
Participants where expected to display sportsmanship towards one another and also competitors
promotion / organisation of sport
headmaster promoted sports and physical activity as a form of social control for unruly boys to give them an outlet for their energy and teach them valuable lessons
spreading and export of games
public school boys left school and would attend university - Oxford or Cambridge - work in the armed forces or clergy and would take their knowledge of the rules of the game with them
what happened in the 20th century
- Massive scientific and technological innovations - TV and penicillin
- Considerable growth of urbanisation - more players and spectators
- More time for leisure so participation had been increased