Sport and society (3.1)

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feudal system
broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour
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popular recreation
the sport and pastimes of people in pre-industrial Britain
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foot racing
a form of competitive running/ walking in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involving feats of endurance. as time progressed, it evolved into pedestrianism/race walking
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patron
a member of the gentry who looked after a lower-class performer, e.g. by arranging competitions for them to participate in, putting up prize money and generally looking after the welfare of the performer
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industrial revolution
deemed to have occurred during the mid-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries. this period marked a change in Britain from feudal, rural society into an industrialised, machine-based, capitalist society, controlled by a powerful urban missile class
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industrial patronage
factory teams were set up by factory owners as a way of decreasing absenteeism and encouraging loyalty in the workforce
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urbanisation
large numbers of people migrating, moving fro rural areas into towns and cities, seeking regular work on the factories
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codification
the gradual organisation and defining of the rules
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philanthropists
kind, generous, middle-class individuals who had a social conscience and were keen to try provide for a better life amount the working class
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public provision
local council provision of facilities for the masses to participate
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rational recreation
the post-industrial development of sport. it was characterised by a number of features including respectability, regularity, strict admission and codification
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amateur
a person who plays sport for the love of it and receives no financial gain
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professional
a person who plays sport for financial gain
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lawn tennis
originally called 'sphairistike' and played on an hourglass shaped court before its name and court shape were quickly replaced
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open era
when professional tennis players were allowed to compete alongside amateurs and earn money
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media
an organised means of communication by which large numbers of different people can be reached quickly
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golden triangle
the golden triangle refers to the relationship between sport, media and business
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commercialism
the process of attempting to gain money from sport
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sponsorship
when a company pays for their products be publicly displayed or advertised, usually as an attempt to increase the sales of their goods
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merchandising
the practice in which the brand or image from one 'product' is uses to sell another e.g. professional sports teams/ performers promote various products
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globalisation
the process whereby nations are increasingly being linked together and people are becoming more independent via improvements in communication and travel
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social media
online apps and websites which allow users to interact by sharing content and taking place in social networking
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globalisation
the process whereby nations are increasingly being linked together and people are becoming more independent via improvements in communication and travel
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social media
online apps and websites which allow users to interact by sharing content and taking place in social networking
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the sport and pastimes of people in pre-industrial Britain

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popular recreation

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a form of competitive running/ walking in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involving feats of endurance. as time progressed, it evolved into pedestrianism/race walking

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a member of the gentry who looked after a lower-class performer, e.g. by arranging competitions for them to participate in, putting up prize money and generally looking after the welfare of the performer

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deemed to have occurred during the mid-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries. this period marked a change in Britain from feudal, rural society into an industrialised, machine-based, capitalist society, controlled by a powerful urban missile class

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