Sport In post/Preindustrial Britain Flashcards
Sociocultural factors influencing sport in pre industrial Britain
Sociocultural factors include
Social class (opposite experiences)
Gender (masculine pursuits) stock racing
Transport (very limited, localised)
Law and order (no police some sports banned)
Money (cheap sports, exclusivity of some sports e.g real tennis)
Time/work (many holidays)
Education/literacy (largely illiterate so sports were simple and had unwritten rules)
Impacts of industrial revolution
Impacts of industrial revolution include Emergence of middle class Increase wealth (for some) Urbanisation Move from water and wind power to steam engines Economy moved for agrarian to industrial
How was gender influenced by industrial revolution and what was the exception
There was decreased opportunity for women. The exception for women was lawn tennis because it was acceptable for women to play as it was played in garden.
How did Law and order change in post industrial Britain
Law and order changed as a result of the police force, which lead to illegalisation of many sports e.t animal sports, mob football. Started civilising process.
Impact of transport on sport in post industrial Britain
Development of railways which allowed teams to travel to play national fixtures, leading to development of football league. Development of regular national competition/fixtures. E.g FA cup, ashes,Calcutta cup. This made sport codified
Easier and quicker transport lead to Spectatorsism
Factory owners took trips to seaside
Impact of money in post industrial Britain
Wages were low in working class, but they went up at end of century.
Cost of access was decreasing. Football stadia being built and it was more accessible for people to watch
Building of 1p baths.
Impact of education in post industrial Britain
Development of philistine schools (middle class copies of schools)
New urban middle class
State education by 1870
NGBs developed which lead to codification
Mass media development
Codification
Codification is process by which sports’ rules and regulations are written to formalise how game is played.
Impact of time in post industrial Britain
Initially, 72 hour week, however factory acts meant that they worked less. E.g Saturday and Wednesday was a half day.
Day trips to local seaside.
Early closing movement (bills through parliament or reduce working hours)
Paid holidays
Characteristics of sport in pre industrial Britain
Simple Cruel Occasional Wagering Local Courtly/popular Occupational Rural Natural
How did class affect participation in sport in pre industrial Britain
Only upper class could read rules of real tennis Lower class participated in violent, uncivilised games.
