industrial and post industrial britain Flashcards
definition of rational recreation
sports past times for the lower class, designed by middle class to be well ordered, organised and controlled
what are the differences between popular and rational recreation?
rational vs popular
well ordered vs violence
rules, civilised vs chaotic and uncontrolled
played all year round vs only holidays
what happened to society after industrial revolution?
society became more structured and ordered, middle class had a say in how recreation was run with organisation, logic and structure.
who was society run by ?
powerful urban middle class
why did population increase?
more and more people relocated from countryside, to towns and cities.
negative impacts of industrial revolution on popular recreation
- free land available for sport was reduced and replaced by factories
- smoke inhalation increased decr in overall health of population
- rules would be put into place to protect village from being damaged
- more civilised society means little violence occurs
what were 2 aims of the Wenlock Olympic games
- campaigned for physical education to be on the school curriculum
- promoted benefits of sport to general public
Who was the driving force behind the Wenlock games?
Dr William Penny Brookes
In what half of the nineteenth century did the IR have a negative impact
first half
In what half of the nineteenth century did the IR have a positive impact
second half
