Sports And Society - Mr J Flashcards
What was life like in pre-industrial Britain?
Very localised
Class division
Very rural areas
Very violent
What are the characteristics of pre industrial Britain?
Not everyone went to school
Long working days
Not everyone went to school (illiterate)
Limited free time
What is the feudal system?
A way of structuring society around a relationship derived from holding land in exchange for labour
What are the 4 C’s?
Cruel
Clear class division
Countryside
Communications
What are the characteristics of popular recreation?
Long working hours caused popular recreations to be occasional
Limited transport available therefore recreations must be local
How many years ago was pre-industrial Britain?
239 years ago
What are three socio-cultural factors in pre industrial Britain?
Limited transport/communications
Pre urban revolutions
Two-tier feudal system
What is popular recreation?
The sport and pastimes of people in Pre-Industrial Britain
What were activities like in pre-industrial Britain?
Male dominated Lots of injuries Reflected a harsh society Activities were aggressive Lots of damage to property
What were the popular recreational characteristics to reflect the socio-cultural factors?
Sport was localised Limited organisation Uncodified Highly aggressive Gentry upper class men were clearly separated from lower class/peasant activities
What are 3 popular recreations?
Real tennis
Athletics
Mob football
What were the characteristics of mob football?
Mob football was played by lower-class peasants
It reflected the clear class-divisions between upper and lower class
Very localised local people with no limited playing the same game
Pig bladders used instead of leather footballs
What were the characteristics of Real Tennis?
It didn’t reflect the typical popular recreations of that time
It was an exclusive sport for the upper class
It was played to a high moral code so it lacked violence and was played in a civilised manner
Who took part in athletics?
Footmen(hired servants) competed as messengers for the upper class for their speed of movement across an open land
What was athletics like?
It was a form competitive running/walking in the 17/18th century involving feats of endurance.
What are the characteristics of popular recreations linked to pre-1780’s festivals included.
Set in rural location Betting occurred with wagers placed on the outcome of races Occurred annually - once a year Rules were simple/unwritten Events were local
Why were popular recreations eventually banned?
They were violent or unruly in nature
They led to injury or death in extreme cases
Led to property damage
They involved gambling/wagering
The were linked to alcohol consumption/drunken behaviour
What is muscular Christianity?
- The church helping promote social control(improved behaviour) through civilised activities
- Using sport to increase attendance in church
Who were the middle class in the three tier society?
Self - made individuals which helped improve the lives of the working class through sporting provisions
What is codification?
The development of strict rules as public schools and university old boys played key roles in the formation of national governing bodies
What is competition? (in relation to the emergence of the middle class)
The development of leagues and competitions via middle class involvement in Public Schools, Universities,NGO’s
What is public provisions?
The development of facilities which increased participation of the population
What are philanthropists?
Kind,generous middle class individuals who had a social conscience and were keen to provide a better life for the working class
What are three pre industrial factors?
Seasonal time/Agricultural time
Limited transport/Communications
Feudal society(two tier society)
