Sport and Society

Question 1

social class in pre industrial Britain

Answer 1

upper and lower class
upper - gentry, landowners
lower - poor, no free time

Question 2

gender in pre industrial Britain

Answer 2

women seen as weaker sex so not allowed to compete in straneous sports

Question 3

law and order pre industrial Britain

Answer 3

little laws in place, peasants were involved in cruel sports

Question 4

education in pre industrial Britain

Answer 4

lower class uneducated so couldn’t play games with rules as couldn’t read

Question 5

availability of time in pre industrial Britain

Answer 5

lower class worked long and exhausting hours so had no time for sport

Question 6

availability of money in pre industrial Britain

Answer 6

lower class didn’t have money to spend on sports
upper class people would bet on lower class people

Question 7

availability of transport in pre industrial Britain

Answer 7

lower class had no transport so couldn’t travel for any sports
rules different in different places

Question 8

7 Factors that have influenced sport ( The Man That Lets Every Clown Go)

Answer 8

transport, money, time, law and order, education, class, gender

Question 9

Transport Post industrial Britain

Answer 9

lower class can now travel by rail
people could travel to play together

Question 10

Availability of money in Post industrial Britain

Answer 10

wages increased
paid holidays introduced
middle class had more money

Question 11

Availability of time in Post industrial Britain

Answer 11

factory owners realised factory sport teams was a good idea
half days and shorter hours introduced

Question 12

Law and Order in Post industrial Britain

Answer 12

more defined laws so less violent sports
however upper class still able to fox hunts

Question 13

Education in Post industrial Britain

Answer 13

middle class now educated
made sports rules more sophisticated

Question 14

social class Post industrial Britain

Answer 14

middle class emerges
still a very distinct lower class

Question 15

amateurism and professionalism 18th and 19ty century

Answer 15

lower class were professionals as it was bad to be paid as it showed you didn’t have a lot of money

Question 16

gender in Post industrial Britain

Answer 16

education for women improved and encouraged to do sport

Question 17

what did emergence of public schools help

Answer 17

important in developing rules
sport was seen as a healthy distraction
encouraged teamwork and competitive nature

Question 18

public schools prompted ethics

Answer 18

kept a code of behaviour
created sense of fair play
respect for opposition

Question 19

athleticism

Answer 19

putting in maximum effort whilst adhering to ethics of the game

Question 20

public schools and spread of rules

Answer 20

public schools went home for hoiday they took their rules and ideas with them

Question 21

class and proffesionalism in 20th century

Answer 21

working class were the majority of professionals

Question 22

gender in 20th century

Answer 22

women were more involved and played a wider range of sports

Question 23

law and order in 20th century

Answer 23

more disiplined working conditions
law and order more easily enforced

Question 24

Education and Literacy in 20th century - The Butler act

Answer 24

all schools had to teach PE

Question 25

Education and Literacy in 20th century- the education reform

Answer 25

promotes physical development of pupils

Question 26

Availability of time in 20th century

Answer 26

working week allowed more time off

Question 27

Availability of money 20th century

Answer 27

wages increased so more money to spend on playing and watching sports

Question 28

sports for lower class in pre industrial Britain

Answer 28

mob football
smock racing
bare knuckle boxing

Question 29

sports for upper class in pre industrial Britain

Answer 29

real tennis
fox hunting

Question 30

sports both classes played together in pre industrial Britain

Answer 30

cricket
lower class bowled and fielded
upper class batted

Question 31

egs of national governing bodies

Answer 31

FA, British eventing , British cycling

Question 32

link of national governing bodies to post industrial 1850 Britain

Answer 32

higher availability of time and money for spectators , this means somebody had to govern the fixtures, money and timings.
Common rules became important as people were educated and could travel.

Question 33

why private schools have an advantage in sports

Answer 33

more curriculum time to train
specialist coaches
specialist facilities
scholarships ( steal any talented player)

Question 34

social class in 21st century

Answer 34

• more diverse backgrounds
• often seen that participants in professional sport and unemployed males from working class backgrounds (football)
• tennis used to be upper class but now from a range of positions
• participation of teenagers tends to be higher in high socio-economic classes

Question 35

gender in 21st century

Answer 35

• still a difference between between male and female participation in sport
• certain activities are linked to certain genders
• however more women are involved in physical activity
• increase of female sports presenters - could work as role models

Question 36

law and order in 21st century

Answer 36

law has increasingly been used to protect referees and officials
law is also involved in match fixing
laws to prevent discrimination

Question 37

education in 21st century

Answer 37

between 5-18 you legally have to be in education
examinations and qualifications in physical education
university degrees dedicated to sport

Question 38

availability of money and time in 21st century

Answer 38

• most people are better off
• more availability of time due to flexibile working conditions meaning more participation
• ## affordable gym memberships

Question 39

availability of transport in 21st century

Answer 39

• most households own a car
• ## increase availability of cheap air fares has contributed to global spectation and particpation