Many sports of today is a part of our daily lives, but it is easy for us to forget that just 417 years ago, the sports we take for granted had yet to exist, and those that did wouldn’t be even recognizable to the modern sports audience. The history of America’s sports over the last couple of hundred years had a dramatic affect on our modern culture and has reflected changing social attitudes and standards. The ideology of sports was thought of a way to cope with the struggles of living through the harsh conditions such as the rapid increase in urbanization, class conflicts and epidemics. With this ideology they believed that participating in exercise and clean sports would build character, develop good morals, improve public health and would
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Knapp in lecture noted that, "In a public stance against the increased influence of Puritan beliefs and in an attempt to increase his popularity with the general population, King James I issued The Book of Sports in 1618 which supported various forms of recreation on Sundays. The royal proclamation stated that recreation on the Sabbath was permitted as long as the person attended church"(p. 3). As the Puritans opposes their belief on sports not being allowed on "Sabbath"; King James I changed that by issuing a book called "The Book of Sports in 1618" which that book supported many form of recreation on Sundays, but people most attend church first before any games were to be played. Therefore, by King James I issuing his book "The Book of Sports in 1618" it made an significant impact on sports in the 17th century by changing the Puritans beliefs on sports; King James I made sports acceptable on Sundays and less harsh on people, but people still need to go to …show more content…
According to Grundy & Rader (2015), "Sports began to assume a more prominent role in American culture. A decline in religious intensity and a rising concern about the "effeminacy" of American males in the late nineteenth century sparked a call for a vigorous robust, muscular Christianity"(p. 26). As society became dissatisfied with the Victorian culture, American males in the late nineteenth century sought out to engaged in exercise to invigorate their bodies. This form of this new manly culture, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as "muscular Christianity". Furthermore, this shows how sports impacted the role of the Christian males in the 19th century by sports becoming more popular in society the Christian male need to develop physical vigor in order to maintain their position in the rapid changing society, which this movement flourished, it gained national attention as
Knapp in lecture noted that, "In a public stance against the increased influence of Puritan beliefs and in an attempt to increase his popularity with the general population, King James I issued The Book of Sports in 1618 which supported various forms of recreation on Sundays. The royal proclamation stated that recreation on the Sabbath was permitted as long as the person attended church"(p. 3). As the Puritans opposes their belief on sports not being allowed on "Sabbath"; King James I changed that by issuing a book called "The Book of Sports in 1618" which that book supported many form of recreation on Sundays, but people most attend church first before any games were to be played. Therefore, by King James I issuing his book "The Book of Sports in 1618" it made an significant impact on sports in the 17th century by changing the Puritans beliefs on sports; King James I made sports acceptable on Sundays and less harsh on people, but people still need to go to …show more content…
According to Grundy & Rader (2015), "Sports began to assume a more prominent role in American culture. A decline in religious intensity and a rising concern about the "effeminacy" of American males in the late nineteenth century sparked a call for a vigorous robust, muscular Christianity"(p. 26). As society became dissatisfied with the Victorian culture, American males in the late nineteenth century sought out to engaged in exercise to invigorate their bodies. This form of this new manly culture, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as "muscular Christianity". Furthermore, this shows how sports impacted the role of the Christian males in the 19th century by sports becoming more popular in society the Christian male need to develop physical vigor in order to maintain their position in the rapid changing society, which this movement flourished, it gained national attention as