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Flashcards by s.ghillean, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by s.ghillean
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| dissemination of sport | Former public school boys disseminated sport into the wider community through civil service, churches, clubs & teams, armed forces, YMCA etc. They were given facilities and grounds by authorities which reduced working hours and provided a specific time for sport. Old boys became teachers/masters in preparatory schools |
| Britain in 1850-1890 | -society developing at the same time as public school sports - industrial revolution |
| effects of this change in britain | -change in work & living(rural-town/city) -development of machinery + increased production of goods -working class worked for long hours -urbanisation/cramped terraced housing -leisure time changed -determined by hours at factory -6 days a week 12hrs a day |
| three tiered society | UPPER CLASS- had former public school games MIDDLE CLASS-came from people who made money out of industrialization E.g factory owners LOWER/WORKING CLASS- little time for leisure |
| rational recreation | Former school boys created sports to fill there leisure time and did recreational activities like waking. Factory owners and churches provided facilities and even teams. Between 1850-1890 most of today's sport were created and formalised |
| other reasons for sports rapid development | -Railways developed: cheaper and easier travel enabling spectators to get to fixtures -Communications improved: telegraph permitted rapid spread of info e.g. results - Media developed:More people could read and the media helped spread publicity about fixtures and events |
| upper and middle class not wanting to participate alongside or against working class | Social- did not want to mix with lower class than themselves Practical- lower class men were fitter (harder work) so upper and middle class did not want to be seen as less successful OUTCOME- only gentlemen amateurs allowed to play |
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