PAPER 3 > SPORT AND SOCIETY Flashcards
PRE-INDUSTRIAL TIME PERIOD
1750 - 1850
POST INDUSTRIAL TIME PERIOD
1851 - 1900
PUBLIC SCHOOL TIME PERIOD
19th century
[ 1800’s ]
TWENTIETH CENTURY
1900 - 2000
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
2000 - present
POPULAR RECREATION
pre industrial Britain
RATIONAL RECREATION
post industrial Britain
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ SOCIAL CLASS SYSTEM ]
distinction between the two classes [fuedal system]
> UC - gentry / aristrocrats
> LC - peasants
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ SOCIAL CLASS ]
> UC - more disposable income / better travel / more participation
LC - less disposable income / too tired from work / lower wages from work
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ SOCIAL CLASS ]
past times were irregular
> sport was most often violent as LC didn’t understand / preferred violence / no rules
> UC - followed codified rules / education allowed for them to understand
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ GENDER ]
women had a smaller role in sport than the men
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ WHAT SPORTS DID WOMEN PLAY ]
> bat and ball races
> smock races - win dress
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ WHAT SPORTS DID MEN PLAY ]
more practical / all sports
violent / sense of perceiving masculinity
> mob football / rugby
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ LAW AND ORDER ]
cruel and violent aspects
> harsh living conditions
PRE INDUSTRAIL BRITAIN
[ LOWER CLASS - LAW AND ORDER ]
violence was apparent in everything they did - including sports
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ UPPER CLASS - LAW AND ORDER ]
saw lower class activities as beneath them and didn’t want to be associated
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ SPORTS PLAYED BY LOWER CLASS ]
> mob football
dog fighting
animal baiting
bare knuckle fighting
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ UPPER CLASS - EDUCATION AND LITERACY ]
> went to school > have money and disposable income > kids went to school > kids get to play sports > have more opportunities
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ LOWER CLASS - EDUCATION ]
> don't go to school > no money > no education > have to work instead > must help support their families so give up education
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ LOWER CLASS - LITERACY ]
> high levels of illiteracy
needed rules that were simple and easy to understand
violence
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ LOWER CLASS - AVAILABILITY OF TIME ]
> sport was only occasionally played due to their long working hours
irregular past times - only played on holiday / holy days
limited time had a small contribution to sport being local due to the lack of time to get others to participate
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ UPPER CLASS - AVAILABILITY OF TIME ]
> didn’t usually work
pastimes were regular
sport was used as recreation
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ UPPER CLASS - AVAILABILITY OF MONEY ]
> gentry had more opportunity to wager on lower class competitors
wagering allowed them to show off how much money they have
spectated over LC as they participate
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ LOWER CLASS - AVAILABILITY OF MONEY ]
> wagering gives them a chance to make their own money
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ LOWER CLASS - AVAILABILITY / TYPE OF TRANSPORT ]
> local sporting events had large amounts of followers
> would have to walk everywhere
PRE INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
[ UPPER CLASS - AVAILABILITY / TYPE OF TRANSPORT ]
> had more money and time to travel
> could afford horse and carriage