Sport And Society In Post WW2 - Present

Question 1

How did football associations change football in the 19th century. (3)

Answer 1

• Increased professionalism : people play professionally for work time payments.
• Social class links : Middle class influence and approval gave football more respectability.
• Increased organisation : Highly structured rules, leagues and teams

Question 2

What year did BBC begin its live coverage of sport?

Answer 2

1927

Question 3

What is a big factor which has increased footballers wages.

Answer 3

The Bosman ruling because it gives the footballer much more control over their contract.

Question 4

What did Bosman ruling allow players to do?

Answer 4

Bosman ruling allows players to leave for another team at the end of their contract without the said club having to pay a fee to his parent club.

Question 5

Why are more women participating in sport/football? (5)

Answer 5

• Increased media coverage of women’s sport.
• More female sporting role models
• Increased encouragement from the FA.
• More women clubs are forming
• Women now have much more free time to pursue sporting interests.

Question 6

What is lawn tennis?

Answer 6

A form of tennis which was played on an hourglass shaped court.

Question 7

Who invented lawn tennis?

Answer 7

The middle class

Question 8

5 characteristics of lawn tennis.

Answer 8

• Required specialist equipment
• Played by the middle class
• Eventually spread to lower class
• Played by both genders
• Had standardised rules

Question 9

Define open era

Answer 9

When professional tennis players were allowed to compete alongside amateurs.

Question 10

Who took part in athletics post WW2?

Answer 10

All 3 social classes however the lower class ran for money while the upper and middle class would participate for the enjoyment.

Question 11

Why were women still excluded from some events in the Olympics post WW2?

Answer 11

Track and field athletics were not deemed to be acceptable activity for them as it was un-lady like.

Question 12

What is the golden triangle?

Answer 12

The interrelationship between sport, business and media

Question 13

Define commercialism?

Answer 13

The process of attempting to gain money from an activity (sport).

Question 14

Define sponsorship

Answer 14

When a company pays for their products to be publicly displayed or advertised.

Question 15

Define merchandising

Answer 15

Where the brand or image from one product is used to sell another.

Question 16

What are 3 effects of commercialisation on sport?

Answer 16

• Rules and regulations have been changed to speed up the action and prevent spectator boredom.
• Breaks are provided in play so sponsors can advertise their products.
• Sports played by women receive less coverage.

Question 17

What are 4 reasons why companies invest large amounts of money into sport?

Answer 17

• Increased sales
• Increased brand awareness
• Creates and association with the healthy image of sport.
• Sponsorships can decrease the amount of tax paid by a company.

Question 18

Define globalisation.

Answer 18

The process whereby nations are increasingly being linked together.

Question 19

4 ways social media has impacted sport?

Answer 19

• Players and fans can globally communicate
• Provides information regarding sport
• Players use social media to promote themselves to other clubs
• Fines have been given to players saying inappropriate comments.