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Post industrial Britain - post 1850 - Coggle Diagram
Post industrial Britain - post 1850
lower working class - professionals paid to play sport.
middle class- factory owners, who were not born into aristocracy
upper class - aristocracy
professionalism - Could not afford to take off work to play sport, therefore, used their skill as a means of income. received broken time payments to participate in sport. they would clean the kit, different changing rooms.
ametueurism - Had the time, money and opportunity to play games for the love of the sport, the tension led to the divide of rugby league and rugby union
Gender
women were expected to marry and have children, and be financially dependent on their husbands. women's education was limited, they were allowed to become teachers but this was a low status and pay job at the time.
during the late 19th century it began to change, due to the war led to the shortage of men, women had to take over mens roles while they were fighting.
Low and order
more defined, the metropolitan police by sir Robert peel, led to the decline in blood baiting sports. upper class held onto their sports as they were law makers, introduction of rspca
education and literacy
working class had little interest in education, child labour still occurs as the family were reluctant to give up the income. The education act 1870, increased their access to lower class, Lower class could understand more sophisticated rules.
Availability of time
Initially 72 hour working weeks, which later 40 hour weeks
many employers encouraged work teams
working hours were long, the factory act enabled a Saturday half day, so they had more time to participate
work would pay for annual excursion for the workers, such as the sea side
availability of money
Working class people played for factory teams and received broken time payments alongside workers being able to afford to spectate.
transport
Formation of railways due to transporting goods throughout the country.
National competitions were formed with standardised rule books and increased spectatorship.