Post-industrial Britain Flashcards
Description of social class
Working class had better working conditions and they became factory workers
Middle class emerging more time and decent disposable income
Upper class still did country sports
Description of amateurism and professionalism and middle class factory workers
Amateurism-
Time, money, sports as a leisure and financial reward
Professionalism-
Little time, little disposable income and a less acceptable ethos and winning more important
Middle class factory workers-
Reluctance to give time off
Dislike of mob games
Presence of more controlled nationalised sport
Description of gender
Dress restrictions for women( upper and middle class)
Lower class women still couldn’t play make sports
Description of law and order
Sports were more controlled and less gambling
Blood sports were banned
Set number of players
Set number of areas
Specialist sports clothing
Description of education and literacy
The working class also saw value in education
Upper class had little interest in teaching the working class
Middle and lower could do more complex sports
1870 act allowed all children to get free education from ages 5-10
Educated pre-1800, girls in education and education ACT 1891
Educated pre-1800 only upper and lower class middle class boys went to expensive schools
Girls in education often have educated public schools opened for girls such as Cheltenham ladies college
Education AcT 1891 made education compulsory and free for all children
Description of availability of time and money
Upper class had ample time and did lots of sports opportunities
Increase in wages
Working class had less leisure time and disposable income
Description of transport
Set rules around county’s
Lots more railways as they were being developed
People could travel to see games and play in them
Description of influence of public schools
Standardised rules
Public schools were fee paying
Games gradually become more popular
