sports in society Flashcards
Give two ways in which sport diffused through the British Empire during the
19th century
Public school boys trained to play
from their schools and Universities
took their love of sport with them
through the empire through:
* the church ministry and the spread
of Christianity
* Through industrial expansion –
building railways/factories
* Through the influence of the Army –
Colonial rule
* Through the educational system
adopted by countries e.g. New
Zealand/Australia/South Africa/India
* The role of the Civil Service
Summarise the impact of labour migration on domestic sport.
Increased playing standards
* Changes in lifestyle attitudes –
professionalism to diet/alcohol
consumption
* Increased audience attraction -
domestic/global
* Attitudes to training/training all day
* Decrease in opportunities for home
grown talent
* Loss of fan affinity to ‘local talent’
* Inevitable rise in costs to view
* The impact of foreign
coaches/coaching
Assess the current standing of the ideals of the modern Olympic Games
Olympism =Excellence;
friendship/courage/inspiration/deter
mination/respect - all continue
* Education and building a ‘peaceful
world’;
* lost in the ‘event’/commercial circus
* Greater equality and opportunity for
female/disabled;
* Numbers increasing /rise in
Paralympics
* Free from the influence of drugs/No
use of banned substances; use still
exists – compromises the Olympic
oath
* Richer nations continue to
dominate/technically advanced
nations outstripping poorer nations
medal chances – compromise fair
and equal competition
* Cheating – declining;
* No evidence of other forms/stringent
monitoring/checks kit/equipment
* Winning now more important/medal
table;
3 Summarise the impact of the industrial revolution on sport in British society.
Sport became organised; codification,
rule formation creation of NGBs
* Rise in professional some sports moved
away from amateurism
* Sports became commercialised
* Rise in ‘spectatorism’ and gate money
* Influenced by the developing transport
system, education system and role of the
Press
* Sport shifted from rural to urban setting
* Specific playing areas, ground/ stadiums
emerged
* Regular time set aside to play, influence
of time and the yearly calendar (playing
seasons)
* Factory and old boys teams became
common, town teams created rivalries
* Rise in national leagues and international
fixtures
* Technical developments came into sport
Outline the concept of mass participation
- Participation in sport and
recreational activities based on large
uptake – No barriers to participation
gender/age/ability promotes
participation - Participation linked to
social/enjoyment/health reasons -
creates motivation to
become/remain involved
5 Analyse the commercialisation of sport and its impact on society
Positive
* Higher levels of performances through full time athletes
* Wider media coverage – all 4 media routes
* Increased standards/provisions of arenas/stadiums
* Increased safety
* Wider development of minority sports
* Increased opportunities for female/disabled
* Benefit to grass roots sport/mass participation
* Labour migration provides opportunities for performers to
develop careers
* Increased viewer knowledge
* Positive development of the ‘golden triangle’
* Provide a high level of excitement and entertainment
* Increased income to the sport for allowing events to be
televised. This can be spent at all levels of the sport – funding
participation initiatives at grassroots level as well as providing
finance to support elite athletes at the top of their profession.
* Sports are organised and funded, which in turn improves the
way they are run i.e. in a more professional manner.
Negative:
* Continued deviancy – drug abuse
* Burn out/child exploitation
* Domination of football at the expense of other sports
* Performer exploitation/commodification
* TV dictating schedules/formats
* Labour migration impacts home grown talent opportunities
* Over inflated wages
* Increased costs to see live sport prohibitive for some
