History A-Level
Spectator sports
What Spectator sports means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Spectator sports
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Sports such as football, cricket and rugby that grew rapidly from the 1920s, attracting large crowds and becoming commercialised.
Topics that use Spectator sports
- The changing quality of life, 1918–79 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Americanisation and cultural influence
- Commercialisation
- Economic cycles and living standards
- Generational identity and youth culture
- Leisure, affluence and consumerism
- Mass media and technological change
- Mass tourism
- Regional inequality
Using Spectator sports in the exam
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