Sport & Society Flashcards

1
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When was the Wenlock olympian games founded?

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1850

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2
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Who founded the Wenlock olympian games?

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William Penny Brookes

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3
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What was the date of the first Wenlock olympian games?

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October 1850

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4
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Give three example of events included in the Wenlock olympian games

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Football
Cricket
Quoits

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5
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What events made up the pentathlon in 1868?

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Hurdles 
Rope climb 
Putting the stone
Running long jump 
Running high jump
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6
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What did William Penny Brookes suggest to the Government Education Department?

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Introducing PE

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7
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Who visited the Wenlock games in 1890?

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Baron Pierre De Coubertin

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8
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What did the Wedlock games inspire?

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The modern olympics

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9
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Which performer has won medals at the Wedlock Games and the Olympic games?

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Alison Williams

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10
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What was created as a result of the industrial revolution?

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The middle class

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11
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What are the middle class?

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People who had earned their money rather than inherited it.

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12
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What jobs did the middle class have?

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Factory owners
Bank managers
Doctors
“professionals’

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13
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What role did the middle class play is society?

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They gave hope to the working class.
They were money orientated.
Showing off money.

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14
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How did the middle class rationalise recreation and sport?

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They controlled the masses who were working for them.
They adopted lawn tennis as their own.
Started scouts, boys brigade and YMCA to help control boys and young men.

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15
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What did the middle class copy from the upper class?

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Sending their kids to public schools.

Their passion for sport by becoming administrators in the newly formed NGB’s.

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16
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What was the impact of trains on sport?

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Teams and spectators could travel to matches.

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17
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What was the impact of steam ships on sport?

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International travel at regulated time.

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18
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Give an example of a church team

A

St Marks FC (Manchester City) Iheanacho for life

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19
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Where were the clergymen educated?

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Public schools

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20
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What was the clergymens concept of sport?

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Muscular christianity.
Athleticism.
'Manliness'.
Disciplin.
Leadership.
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21
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What class were the clergymen?

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Middle class

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22
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What were the concerns of the middle classes regarding the working classes?

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Violence.
Controlling.
Morals.
Betting.

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23
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What did the church have which was limited in the inner city?

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Space and land.

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24
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Where were the council officers of the local authorities educated?

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Public schools.

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25
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What was the council officers concept of sport?

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Leadership

Team building

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26
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What class were the council officers?

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Middle class

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27
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What provision did the local authorities provide?

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Recreation grounds

Public parks

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28
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What id the definition of rationalised recreation?

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Sport is an institutionalised, competitive activity that involves vigorous physical exertion or the use of relatively complex physical skills by individuals whose participation is motivated by a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors

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29
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Give six characteristics of sport

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Highly structured.
Highly organised.
Has officials.
Competitive.
High level of skill.
Extrinsic rewards.
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30
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What were the two classes of pre-industrial society?

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Aristocracy - land owners

Peasants - Working on the land

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31
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Give six characteristics of Pre industrial society

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Two class society.
High illiteracy rate.
Harsh/violent lifestyle.
Long working hours.
Uncivilised - no police.
Agricultural.
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32
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What were the characteristics of popular recreation?(mob football)

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Simple.
Occasional.
Male only.
Violent.
Local.
Physical force, no skill.
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33
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Give four examples of upper class sports.

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Hunting.
Shooting.
Fishing.
Real tennis.

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34
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Give an example of lower class ‘popular recreation’

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Mob football.

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35
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What were the characteristics of upper class sport?(real tennis)

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Gambling.
Complex rules.
No violence.
Skilful.
Played on a regular basis.
For entertainment.
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36
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An example of a public school in 19th century Britain

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Winchester collage.

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37
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Who went to public schools?

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Upper class and middle class boys.
Sons of the aristocracy.
Age 13-18.

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38
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What did boys that went to public schools go on to do?

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University.
Further leaders of society.
Men with influence.

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39
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What did public schools adopt the idea of sport to be?

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Muscular christianity.
Athleticism.
'Manliness'.
Disciplin.
Leadership.
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40
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What problem was found at universities and public schools with sport?

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Needed one set of rules

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41
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Why were national governing bodies formed?

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More clubs being formed.
More leagues needed.
Rules and codification needed.
Keep control by the upper and middle class.

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42
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What type of background were the men from which created the FA?

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Ebenezer Morley was the only one not from a public school.

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43
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What rules were adapted to create the original football rules?

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Cambridge undergraduates.

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44
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What was a big problem with the codification of the football rules?

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Disagreement on rules.

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45
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How many clubs were in the original FA?

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11 or 12

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46
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When was the first football match played governed by FA rules?

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1863 - Richmond vs Barnes

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47
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What was a rule that was introduced in the first years of codification?

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Hacking was banned.

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48
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Why did very long days have a negative impact on sport?

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Not enough energy or time to play sport.

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49
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Why did Less “holidays” have a negative impact on sport?

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People didn’t have time off at the same time.

50
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Why did back to back houses have a negative impact on sport?

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Not enough space to play in a town environment.

51
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Why did the “Enclosures act” have a negative impact on sport?

A

Fields and open spaces were taken so there was no room to play.

52
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Why did the police force forming have a negative impact on sport?

A

Bare knuckle boxing was banned.

53
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Why did the RSPCA forming have a negative impact on sport?

A

Animal cruelty act was brought in so animal based sports were banned.

54
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Why did poor health and living conditions have a negative impact on sport?

A

People were too ill to play sport.

55
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Why did mass manufacturing have a positive impact on sport?

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Lawn tennis - created the lawn mower

Rubber - to make the balls

56
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Why did improved transport have a positive impact on sport?

A

Bicycle was invented - creation of new sport.

Getting to games.

57
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Why did increased literacy have a positive impact on sport?

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Written rules - keep scores - publicity on poster or in papers.

58
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Why did riverside locations of towns have a positive impact on sport?

A

Rowing was invented.

59
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Why did mass and cheap printing have a positive impact on sport?

A

Scores could be printed and sport was advertised.

60
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Name two positive effects of industrialisation and urbanisation.

A

Increased level of literacy due to reading in factories.

Cheap printing lead to rules being printed and match reports being done.

61
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When was lawn tennis commercially patented?

A

1874

62
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Who was lawn tennis for?

A

Middle class, both sex’s

63
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When was lawn tennis played?

A

Social occasions

64
Q

How did people know the rules of lawn tennis?

A

They came in the kit along with the equipment.

65
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Why were women allowed to play lawn tennis?

A

Not too vigorous.
Could play in a dress.
Hidden from view.
Seen as a pass time.

66
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What was the first lawn tennis club?

A

Leamington Spa.

67
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When was the first lawn tennis club made?

A

1872

68
Q

What lawns were converted to tennis courts?

A

Croquet lawns

69
Q

When was the first all England gentleman’s Singles championship held?

A

1877

70
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When was the first Womens championship held?

A

1884

71
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When was the first international lawn tennis cup held? (Davis Cup)

A

1900

72
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Where was the first tennis championship held?

A

Worple road, Wimbledon

73
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What class of people played competitive tennis?

A

Middle class

74
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Why was there a major boost in popularity in tennis?

A

Women could play competitively.

75
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Which club controlled tennis?

A

All English croquet and tennis club

76
Q

When did modern athletics start in Britain?

A

1860

77
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What was the first athletics club?

A

Mincing lane athletics club

78
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What class were the people who set up the original athletics associations?

A

Middle class

79
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Why did the original athletics associations not compete to earn money?

A

They were already wealthy.

80
Q

What were the concerns of the athletics associations with regard to professionalism?

A

Afraid cheating could come in.

Gambling on the outcome.

81
Q

How did officers in the army spread sport in the British Empire.

A

They encouraged their soldiers to play sport - good for moral and discipline.

82
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How did the clergy spread sport in the British Empire.

A

Set up teams

83
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How did diplomats spread sport in the British Empire.

A

Too sport to the countries where they were stationed.

84
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How did teachers spread sport in the British Empire.

A

taught sporting values and set up teams in school.

85
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What was the original definition of amateurism ?

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Gentlemen of the middle class and upperclass who played sport in the spirit of fair competition.

86
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What was the final definition of amateurism?

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Amateur received no payment for performing, played for the love of sport.

87
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What were the characteristics of a gentleman amateur?

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Upper and middle class.
Played by codes of fair play.
Gracious in defeat.
Played for pleasure not payment.

88
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What were the characteristics of a professional?

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Broken time payment.
Paid to provide entertainment.
Working class.
Treated as expendable and were looked down upon.

89
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What is the definition of a shamateur?

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An amateur receiving financial payments for competing (under table payments)

90
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What problems were there with shamateurism?

A

If discovered they could be banned from competitions.

Conflict between other performers not receiving rewards.

91
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What were the positive effects of professionalism on sport?

A

Performance will rise due to needing to win.
Better to watch.
Positive role models are created.

92
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What were the positive effects of amateurism on sport?

A

Ethics still seen in sport eg. Sportsmanship, FairPlay.

Code viewed positively and promoted e.g.. FairPlay award.

93
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When was professional football legalised?

A

1895

94
Q

When was the maximum wage limit lifted?

A

1961

95
Q

When was the Bosman ruling brought in?

A

1995

96
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What is the Bosman ruling?

A

Players could move to other clubs at the ned of their contract without a transfer fee.

97
Q

In 1901 what was the maximum a football player could earn?

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£4 a week

98
Q

What year did the professional tennis circuit start?

A

1920

99
Q

What were the four opens in the first professional tennis open?

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Australian, French, USA, Wimbledon

100
Q

What was big about prize money in tennis in 2007?

A

Equality of prize money for men and women.

101
Q

Give some advantages of the effects of commercialisation on sport

A
More money from TV rights.
Better equipment.
Better facilities.
Better management.
The athlete can train for longer.
102
Q

Give some disadvantages of the effects of commercialisation on sport

A

Increased pressure on performers to win.
Less coverage of woman sport.
The sponsor could pull out.

103
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What is the definition of commercialisation?

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The treating of sport as a commodity, involving the buying and selling of assets. With he market as the driving force behind sport.

104
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What are the three parts of the golden triangle?

A

Sport, Media and business

105
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What does Media use sport for?

A

To gain more viewers/readers

106
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What does business use media for?

A

Advertising

107
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What does media use business for?

A

Money. They have to pay for advertising space/time

108
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What does business use sport for?

A

Advertising and franchising to sell more goods.

109
Q

What does sport use media for?

A

Sport needs to appear in the media to get sponsorship from businesses

110
Q

What does sport use business for?

A

Money to fuel the sporting industry

111
Q

Name a commercialised sport

A

Football

112
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Name a non-commercialised sport

A

Hockey

113
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Give some characteristics of commercial sport

A

Visually appealing.
High level of skill.
Simple rules.

114
Q

Give the four ways in which sport can get money.

A

Advertising.
Merchandising.
Sponsorship.
Media contracts.

115
Q

Define society

A

An organised group of people associated for some specific purpose or with a shared common interest.

116
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Define socialisation

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A life long process in which members of society learns its norms, values, ideas, practices and roles in order to take their place in that society.

117
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Define primary socialisation

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Socialisation during early years of childhood. This takes place mainly within the family.

118
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Define secondary socialisation

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Socialisation of teenagers and adults. The family becomes less involved as the process continues through schools, peer groups, media…

119
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Define social processes

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The way in which individuals and groups interact, adjust and readjust and establish relationships and patterns and patterns of behaviour which are modified through social interactions.

120
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Define social control

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A concept that refers to the ways in which peoples thoughts, feelings, appearance and behaviour are regulated in social systems.

121
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Define social change

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An alteration in the social order of society.