Socioculture - 20th Century Britain

Question 1

What happened to social class in the 20th century?

Answer 1

• It became less distinct.
• crowds became larger and sport was mass entertainment, more people were watching than playing. Professionalism increased.
• upper class: hunting/equestrianism
• middle class: golf/skiing/tennis
• working class: football/rugby league

Question 3

What did the local council do for sports in the 20th century?

Answer 3

Local council subsidised sports centres/swimming pools. To try decrease inequality between classes later 20th century.

Question 4

What was the role of the pub in sports?

Answer 4

The centre of activity for working class men where they could watch and gamble of sport like football, snooker, darts, horse racing, rugby league becoming popular working-class sports.

Question 5

How did gender in sport change in the 20th century?

Answer 5

• sports were male dominated and less sporting opportunity for women.
• women expected to fulfil traditional domestic role, e.g little to no leisure time.
• discrimination
• little media coverage of female sport
• women competed in the Paris olympics for tennis in 1900
• but could only compete in athletics in 1928
• world war increased acceptance later on and the women’s liberation movemnt in 1960s

Question 6

Use the picture below to illustrate some possible ways the social and cultural factor of ‘gender’ may have influenced sport in the 20th century.

Answer 6

Female participants could now compete aggressively in sports specific clothing so a sign the status of women in sport improving in contrast to Victorian Britain in the 19th century with more opportunities for female participation. However still fewer opportunities or women in sport and some discrimination - women could only compete in fewer and different athletic events to men in the olympics for example.

Question 7

What was law and order like in sport in the 20th century?

Answer 7

• society became more lawful and civilised, sport reflected this by becoming more lawful and more controlled
• fully established, codified rules and codes of conduct for players and spectators
• more rules to protect participants
• disciplined trained performers
• protective equipment
• officials
• Purpose made tech for time
• sports specific clothing
• numbers on shirts
• large but orderly crowds no segregation and set boundaries