Physical Education A-Level
Social class
What Social class means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Social class
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Reference: AQA
The key difference between the two activities in terms of participants, setting and rules, shaping recreation as either harsh and communal or wealthy and refined.
Topics that use Social class
- Pre-industrial (pre-1780) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Class separation in sport
- Handmade equipment and simple facilities
- Limited written communication
- Local variation in rules
- Local, occasional and vigorous recreation
- Localism and regional variation
- Mob football
- Occasional play
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