social class, gender, law and order, education, availability of time, availability of money, transport
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Describe social class in pre industrial Britain
The upper class were the gentry while the lower class were peasants who worked on the land
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What kind of activity did the lower class take part in?
Mob football, Dog fighting, Prize fighting
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How were women perceived in pre industrial Britain?
The weaker sex, Strenuous activities were seen to affect their child bearing activities
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What types of activity did upper class women take part in?
Archery
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What types of activity did lower class women take part in?
Smock races during county fairs
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Why did the lower class take part in bare-knuckle fighting and games such as mob football (pre)?
there was little law and order
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(pre) Why did upper class activities have written rules?
They were educated and literate unlike the lower class who could not write or understand written rules
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(pre) Describe how the factor ‘availability of time’ shaped sport?
The upper class had more time to be involved in longer lasting activities whereas the lower class worked long exhausting hours meaning the few activities they took part in were only on holy days
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(pre) what did the upper class having more available money mean for their sports?
They had more opportunities, they could afford clothing and equipment along with access to specialist facilities
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(pre) What was the main form of transport?
Horse and carriage meaning travel was limited
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(pre) what did availability of transport mean for the lower class?
The roads were poor state preventing people form leaving their village meaning activities were played locally and rules often varied from village to village
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(post) What changes occurred to social class?
The middle class included professionals, factory owners, people who were not born into aristocracy. They went to public schools along with the upper class which were influential in the development of rugby and football
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What is meant by amateurism?
They were unpaid, this suited the upper and middle class.
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(post) What was different about cricket to sports such as rugby and football?
In cricket amateurs and pros would play on the same team however would have separate changing rooms and the professionals would bowl and clean the kit
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(post) How was professionalism the most controversial in Rugby?
This caused the north and south divide in the two games as the upper class in the south did not agree with the idea of being paid to play. Union developed in the south and league in the north
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(post) How was women status changing?
Early 1800’s women were expected to be house wives and their jobs were still very limited. however late 1800’s this began to change due to a ahortage of men. The Royal commission report 1868 identified the the limitations of schooling women.
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(post)How did the evolution of basic laws sport?
Laws lead to a decline in blood sport however as the upper class were creating the rules they were able to hang on to their sports such as fox hunting
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Describe social class in pre industrial Britain
Back
The upper class were the gentry while the lower class were peasants who worked on the land
Card 3
Front
What kind of activity did the lower class take part in?
Back
Card 4
Front
How were women perceived in pre industrial Britain?
Back
Card 5
Front
What types of activity did upper class women take part in?
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