KIN 2501 : 2nd Exam Notes
15 Mar 2019
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European traditions that impacted early us education and sport: 3 things: Immigrants: homogeneous communoties, traditions, british sporting traditions, sports divided along class lines, higher class: polo, cricket, golf, rugby. From denmark education- not usual math, science, etc. Introduced running, jumping, wrestling, apparatus to this school. Major themes: the good life contributions of other countries, culture, perceived value guiding daily lives, ethical value. Social organization: defines how our social stratification is, gender role expectations, technology/industrial revolution, urbanization-cities grow, farmland becomes cities, changing concept of sport and physical education, changes to meet needs of students, change sports to meet need of spectators. European infulences- colonial era (1607-1783: new england, puritan work ethic. Strong religious beliefs, service to god: not a lot of leisure time, because had a strong work ethic and play was idle, prohibited sporting activities such as: Shuffleboard: strong desire to set up school, boston latin school: first public school for kids, harvard became the first university.
