Sport And Society Flashcards
What is the feudal system?
A way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange for service of labour
Name 6 characteristics of pre-industrial society (socio-cultural factors)
- Communications and transport were limited
- Widespread illiteracy
- Violent and aggressive tendencies for lower class
- Limited free time
- Class divisions
People lived in the countryside
Characteristics of popular recreation
Pre-industrial Britain
- Sport could only be played on festival/holy days because of long working hours
- Sport was localised because of limited transport
- Sport was simple with little to no rules because of illiteracy (unlimited number of players, no time limits, no officials)
- Sport was aggressive and male dominated
- Lower class split from upper class
Characteristics of mob football
- Localised because of limited transport and communications
- Played by lower class in fields with resources available to them
- Played on holy days or festival days
- Male dominated
- Highly violent
- Little codification because of illiteracy
Why was mob football unpopular with local authorities?
- They were violent
- Led to injury or death
- Led to damage of property
- Involved gambling/waging
- Linked to alcohol consumption/drunken behaviour
Characteristics of real tennis
- Played by upper class males
- Codification because they were all literate
- High moral code = little violence, played in a civilised manner with respect for one another
- Able to play on a regular basis.
- Played in expensive purpose built facilities and specialist equipment
- Upper class had the ability to travel so it was non-local
Why was the Olympic class (Wenlock Olympian society) set up?
- Promote moral
- Physical and intellectual improvements
Who was the driving force behind the Wenlock Olympian games?
Dr William Penny Brookes
When was the first Wenlock games?
1850
What did the Wenlock games characteristics?
- Upper class waged on races
- Patrons would offer prize money, prices awarded for successful participants
- Festival occasions
- Footmen used to compete, Upper classmen would own the best
- Athletes compete to show their speed of movement across open land
What were the negative effects of the industrial revolution on sport?
- Migration to urban areas = Lack of space to play traditional games
- Lack of leisure time
- Lack of income
- Poor health = little energy to play sport
- Loss off rights, criminal laws against blood sports and mob games
- A lack of public provision, no access to equipment or facilities
What were the positive effects of the industrial revolution on BBC sport?
- Health and hygiene improved because of improvements in living conditions
- Gradual increase in wages
- More time for sport (Saturday half-days)
- New middle class, became more acceptable to play in a high moral code, provided facilities
- Industrial patronage, factory owners become patrons for wc by providing support
- Transport and communications improved = leagues were established, spectators could travel to watch matches
- It became cheaper to travel
What is urbanisation?
Large numbers of people moving from rural areas to towns and cities seeking work in factories
How did urbanisation contribute to the development of sport?
- Violent sports were banned = new games emerged
- Society became more civilised
- New forms of entertainment emerged
- More people needed entertaining because workers were given more free time= spectator and participant numbers rising
- Lack of space meant factories used their land to play sport
How did transport revolution contribute to the development of sport?
- People could travel to play and watch sport, this lead to the establishment of leagues (nationwide)
- Trains then became cheaper therefore lower and middle classes could also watch or play
How did communication development contribute to the development of sport?
- Society became more literate therefore newspapers increased the knowledge and awareness of sport.
This lead to the emergence of role models as people could read match reports and relate to players because of their performance
Why does the church promote sport?
- It encourages social control by diverting people away from drinking and gambling
- They provided church halls as venues for improving morality and to attract people to the church
- Encourages Christian Values
- The church organised teams and set up competitions
- The clergy were ex-public schoolboys