Societal Influences Of Recreation In The 19th Century
Who or what influences you to be you and do the actives you like? Do your parents, siblings, friends, school, home, beliefs and values influence who you are today? There are many people, objects, beliefs and values, that can influence a myriad of things. This panel will introduce you to the societal influences that played a part in recreation and leisure time in the 19th century. Canada was heavily influenced and also dependent on Europe, Britain, and the Untied States. They relied on these countries for supplies, immigrants, finances, and values. In addition, because Britain was such a strong influence to Canada in the 19th century, many of the sports and ideas of recreation have an underlying relation or idea from Britain. Churches played
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In addition, the liberal idea of self help saw playing games or participating in leisure time as a higher moral ground and contributing to increase work force. Marxism gave society the idea that to preserve a man’s energy for work there should be less recreational time. Morals and character influenced how a variety of games were played. Often it did not depend on who one in the end, but the character of the player. A player had to show courage, endurance, and play fairly. The work hours also influenced the participation in recreation. The working class would often have to work 14 hour days, 6 days a week. The employer had a sense of entitlement over the worker, thus them having to work for so long. This lead to the employer disregarding leisure time. These working hours would also effect when and where a person would go. As the population grew so did the idea of leisure activity. This had an influence on all aspects of leisure because audiences, spectators, participators, would all be larger. However, one of the largest influences on society and recreational time was the social structure. The social structure influenced who, when, where, and why people would be at a particular event or gathering. These are some of what influenced recreation in 19th century
In addition, the liberal idea of self help saw playing games or participating in leisure time as a higher moral ground and contributing to increase work force. Marxism gave society the idea that to preserve a man’s energy for work there should be less recreational time. Morals and character influenced how a variety of games were played. Often it did not depend on who one in the end, but the character of the player. A player had to show courage, endurance, and play fairly. The work hours also influenced the participation in recreation. The working class would often have to work 14 hour days, 6 days a week. The employer had a sense of entitlement over the worker, thus them having to work for so long. This lead to the employer disregarding leisure time. These working hours would also effect when and where a person would go. As the population grew so did the idea of leisure activity. This had an influence on all aspects of leisure because audiences, spectators, participators, would all be larger. However, one of the largest influences on society and recreational time was the social structure. The social structure influenced who, when, where, and why people would be at a particular event or gathering. These are some of what influenced recreation in 19th century