Sport and Society - Subject Specific Vocabulary Flashcards
Define feudal system
The basis of the two tier class system where the lower class would hold land owned by the
upper class in exchange for service and labour.
Define mob football
An early form of football played by the lower class. It was played occasionally, using natural
resources with limited rules. This resulted in it being unruly.
Define popular recreation
The sports and past times of pre-industrial Britain.
Define real tennis
Also known as ‘royal tennis’ it was played by the upper class on purpose built facilities with
specialist equipment. It had strict rules and a high moral code.
Define gentleman amateur
Amateurs held high status. They were the best performers, demonstrating high morality with a
commitment to sportsmanship. These upper and middle class gentleman controlled sport,
holding positions at the top of national governing bodies, allowing them to exclude the working
class.
Define industrial revolution
The change in Britain from a feudal, rural society into a capitalist, urban based society
controlled by a powerful middle class.
Define industrial patronage
Factory owners set up sports teams to decrease absenteeism by encouraging loyalty in the
workforce.
Define rational recreation
The development of sports pastimes with greater organisation, order, and control.
Sports became codified with the gradual introduction of rules both for playing the sport and
the conduct of participants.
Define urbanisation
The migration of large numbers of people to towns and cities from their traditional rural homes.
They arrived seeking work in the newly formed factories.
Define commercialisation
To manage or exploit (an organisation, activity, etc) in a way designed to make a profit.
Define golden triangle
The link between sports events, sponsorship by businesses and the media.
Define sponsorship
Provision of funds or other forms of support to an individual or event in return for some
commercial return.
Define discrimination
The unfair treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity,
age, sex, or disability. These are actions based on prejudice.
Define prejudice
A preconceived opinion of an individual that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Define social action theory
Social action theory considers how sport can impact society.
