PE: SECTION 3 SPORT AND SOCIETY-
EMERGENCE OF THE GLOBALISATION
OF SPORT IN THE 21 S T CENTURY
, PRE-INDUSTRIAL
BRITAIN: POPULAR
RECREATION (PRE-
1870)
, SOCIO -CULTURAL FACTORS IN PRE-
INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
• Communications and transport were limited.
• Widespread illiteracy.
• Harsh society.
• Limited free time- free time was dictated by the agricultural calendar and
lower class worked very long hours.
• Class divisions (two-tier)- based on the feudal system.
• People lived in the countryside.
, CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULAR
RECREATION
• Occasional- restricted to annual events when breaks in the agricultural cale
allowed participation.
• Local (specific to each community)- limited transport.
• Basic rules- due to the lower class being illiterate.
• Aggressive and male dominated- reflected the harsh society.
• Functional- linked to work requirements, e.g. when employed as footmen w
led to race walking as an athletic activity.
• Wagering- placed by the upper class.
• Activities used the natural resources available to them.
EMERGENCE OF THE GLOBALISATION
OF SPORT IN THE 21 S T CENTURY
, PRE-INDUSTRIAL
BRITAIN: POPULAR
RECREATION (PRE-
1870)
, SOCIO -CULTURAL FACTORS IN PRE-
INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
• Communications and transport were limited.
• Widespread illiteracy.
• Harsh society.
• Limited free time- free time was dictated by the agricultural calendar and
lower class worked very long hours.
• Class divisions (two-tier)- based on the feudal system.
• People lived in the countryside.
, CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULAR
RECREATION
• Occasional- restricted to annual events when breaks in the agricultural cale
allowed participation.
• Local (specific to each community)- limited transport.
• Basic rules- due to the lower class being illiterate.
• Aggressive and male dominated- reflected the harsh society.
• Functional- linked to work requirements, e.g. when employed as footmen w
led to race walking as an athletic activity.
• Wagering- placed by the upper class.
• Activities used the natural resources available to them.
