Twentieth century britain
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- Created on: 11-12-17 09:52
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- Twentieth century Britain
- Massive development of scientific and technological innovation
- Ideas spread rapidly and sports became more globalised
- Fields of play are now enclosed with boundaries, as well as timetabled and with written codes of conduct
- Ideas spread rapidly and sports became more globalised
- Sport in Britain had taken shape until television boom of the 1960s and 1970s
- Participants wear aids for identification
- Fixed numbers of players on teams
- Professionals in rugby, football and cricket
- Cups and leagues
- Teams and spectators could travel more widely to attend events held on Saturdays rather than holy days
- 1940s saw radio coverage, increasing crowds
- International competitions became more 'shop windows' (e.g. Olympics)
- Part of school curricula was physical education
- Education act of 1944 (Butler Act)
- Education involves the person as a whole
- Grammar, secondary modern and secondary technical
- Both public and private transport became available to everyone
- Increase in numbers to travel, including internationally to participate or spectate
- Wealth was still unequally shared
- Spectators now had to pay to watch
- Considerable growth of urbanisation
- There was more time for leisure and less time spent on work
- More participation in sport as a result
- Available land was heavily used
- There was more time for leisure and less time spent on work
- Stress due to war and terrorism led to a decrease in health and well-being
- Most cruel sports had disappeared
- Participation of women had fallen in 1900, especially in the working class
- Gambling was still a major part of sport
- Male dominated
- Important for maintaining troop morale during WW1
- Social classes are more complex: A, G, C1, C2, D, E
- Massive development of scientific and technological innovation
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