Section 3: Sport And Society Flashcards
What are the social benefits of increasing participation in sport?
Happier, more positive outlook on life that makes you more approachable to others
Improved confidence/ self-esteem in the company of others
Improved communication skills
Form friendships with people with similar interests
What are the fitness benefits of regular participation in physical activity of sport?
Improved posture Improved flexibility Improved cardiovascular fitness Improved reaction time Improved speed/power Improved body composition Improved muscular strength Improved agility/balance
Explain the differences between the gentleman amateur and working-class professional and the impact these had on their participation during this time.
- wealth, gentleman amateur had more money so had access to more activities to participate in/ working class professional did not
- time, gentleman amateur had more free time so had the opportunity to participate in more activity/ working class professional had longer working hours
- commitment, gentleman amateur didn’t have the desire to improve performance so wouldn’t train/ working class professional committed to do well so trained
- morality, gentleman amateur had higher morality so participation had greater emphasis on taking part and fair play/ working class professional had lower morality and participation was win at all costs
What are the characteristics of life in pre-industrial Britain?
- communications and transport were limited
- illiteracy: lower classes uneducated with little ability to read or write
- cruel or violent lower classes
- upper class lived in comfort and luxury
- limited free time for as work based on land
- free time dictated by agricultural calendar and lower class worked very long hours
- class divisions clearly existed (2-tier)
- people lived in rural areas
What are the characteristics of popular recreation in pre-industrial times?
- occasional and restricted to annual breaks in the agriculture calendar
- local and specific to each community
- used natural resources available e.g. open land for mob games
- rules were basic and applied to specific communities
- aggressive and male-dominated
- wagers placed by upper classes
- some activities were functional e.g. footmen
Define mob football
an unruly form of football played by the lower classes
Define real tennis
upper-class activity of the time, with strict rules and moral code
Why was mob football banned?
- violent + unruly in nature
- led to injury + death in extreme cases
- led to damage of property
- involved gambling/wagering
- linked to alcohol consumption
Name the characteristics of real tennis
- courtly and royal
- played by upper class males
- complex rules
- played to a high moral code
- played on a regular basis
- expensive, purpose-built buildings
- specialist equipment e.g. racquets
- non-local
What is rational recreation?
in the 19th century, these were sports pastimes for lower classes designed by the middle classes to be well ordered, organised and controlled
Who was Dr William Penny Brookes?
the founder of the Wenlock Olympian Games in 1850 and campaigned for PE to be on the school curriculum
What did the Wenlock Olympian games entail?
mixture of athletics, quoits, football, cricket, running + hurdles.
Define the industrial revolution
occurred during the mid-18th to mid-19th centuries and marked a change in Britain from a feudal, rural society into an industrialised, machine based, capitalist society, controlled by a powerful urban middle class
State the initial effects of the industrial revolution in the first half of the 19th century
- migration of the lower classes into urban areas
- lack of leisure time
- lack of income
- poor health and hygiene
- loss of rights
- lack of public provision
State the effects of the industrial revolution in the second half of the 19th century
-improved health and hygiene e.g. public baths
-gradual increase in waged and more time for sport e.g. Saturday half-days
-development of new middle class e.g. now sport played to a high moral code, strict rules, leagues and competitions
-influence of ex-public schoolboys
-values of athleticism spread to lower class
-industrial patronage e.g. factory owners becoming
patrons of sport and setting up factory teams
-improvements in transport and communications e.g. via development of roads and steam trains
-became cheaper to travel
Define urbanisation
large numbers of people migrating/moving from rural areas into towns and cities, seeking regular work in factories
What are the key features of urbanisation that contributed to the development of sport?
- lack of space
- large working-class populations, needed entertainment
- loss of traditional sports, mob games banned
- change in working conditions
State the key ways in which the development of the railways contributed to the development of sport
- movement of teams/spectators
- improved access to different parts of the country
- cheaper train travel
- improved access to the countryside
Define social control
social control is the way in which people’s thoughts, feelings, appearance and behaviour are regulated in social systems
