AQA A level PE - Sports & Society
Complete Exam Study Guide
upper class - Answer>> a term for the economic elite
owned large amount of money and land
Lower Class - Answer>> manufactures with little money and
lived in poor conditions.
illiterate, poor, long working hours dictated by agricultural
calendar, violent.
Gender in Pre-Industrial Britain - Answer>> men had higher
participation rates, due to the violent nature
women took part in ball and bat games
social class in Pre-Industrial Britain - Answer>> the upper class
wagered and bet on the lower class, they took on the role of
spectators.
the lower class participated in the games.
education in Pre-Industrial Britain - Answer>> the lower class
were illiterate because of the lack of an education, therefore the
game had simple rules, which were easy to understand.
they varied from place to place due to their inability to write them
down, and have codified rules.
time in Pre-Industrial Britain - Answer>> the long working hours
15 hour days, lead to occasional sporting events. E.g shrove
Tuesday.
sports were on holidays, festivals or holy days.
transport in Pre-Industrial Britain - Answer>> due to the lack of
transport games were local.
, Law and Order in Pre-Industrial Britain - Answer>> cruel and
harsh living conditions were replicated in the violent nature of
popular recreation
Characteristics of Popular recreation - Answer>> - violent
- local
- rural
- irregular
- large teams
- lower class participation
- simple unwritten rules
Characteristics of rational recreation - Answer>> - organised
- had a code of conduct
- promoted fair play
- considered to be respectable
- exclusive to the upper class
- played in urban environments
-played in specialized facilities with specialized equipment
Real tennis - Answer>> - game for the upper class
- required expensive equipment and appropriated facilities
- considered to be sophisticated
- had set written rules
- no assess to the middle class
- fair play promoted
Mob football - Answer>> - had no skill, rules or fair play
- lower class participation
- occasional games, played on holy days
- risked injured, which prevented work and lowered household
income
- large scale games played with local villages
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