Twenty-first century Britain
- Created by: laurencranny
- Created on: 11-12-17 10:29
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- Twenty-First Century Britain
- The class system is less pronounced than before
- Group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Factor whether someone is likely to be an amateur or professional
- Tennis was traditionally middle class, now in a range
- Group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Social mobility can be achieved through sports
- Release from poverty
- Media creates role models for young people
- Rate of participation is greater in 16+ in higher socio-economic groups
- 38.7% in higher and 27.5% in manual and unemployed
- Participation of women is much greater, especially in football and rugby
- Still regards sport as 'unfeminine'
- Traditionally gender-orientated sports are now taken up by opposite sex (dance)
- More women are involved in gym and exercise classes
- Increase in female sports presenters and these are role models
- Global recession affected people's disposable income
- Less money spend on sport and exercise
- Participation is higher in UK compared to Europe
- 41% of Europeans participating once a week
- 48.5% of Brits participating once a week
- 70% in Sweden
- 68% in Denmark
- 66% in Finland
- Laws to prevent discrimination based on race and gender
- Media shows women are still on the margin in terms of numbers and profile
- Ethnic minorities are still undermined
- Rights of transsexuals are protected (gender recognition of 2004)
- Discrimination legislation in the UK covers race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation and religeon
- Globalisation features corporate brands, media coverage and freedom of movement of participants/officials and spectators
- 'The golden triangle' shows influences of sport, sponsorship and the media
- Hillsborough disaster 1989 introduced seating and stadium modernisation
- Formation of the premier league (1992)
- Elite and exclusive experience
- Sharp rise in seat prices
- Elite and exclusive experience
- Laws to protect spectators are more enforced
- Laws to protect officials and referees too
- Laws for misuse of drugs, misconduct and 'match-fixing'
- primary, secondary and comprehensive
- 86.8% of pupils attend comprehensive schools
- 5.2% attend middle schools
- 2.6% attend secondary modern
- 4.2% attend secondary grammars
- 0.1% attend technical schools
- Number of regular participants is down by 125,000 to 15.6million
- The class system is less pronounced than before
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