To what extent were changes in Scottish leisure, religion and education between 1880 and 1939 due to urbanisation
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To what extent were changes in Scottish leisure, religion and education between 1880 and 1939 due to urbanisation In the 1880s people in Scotland were just as likely to live in a town or city as they were to live in the countryside. However by 1939 this had radically changed and most people were now urban dwellers. The process of urbanisation during this time is thought by many historians to have "affected the lives of ordinary people in all sorts of ways" (Sydney Wood). In particular there was notable changes in leisure, religion and education. In leisure people now had more time for themselves, and new opportunities became available to them. Religion became more and more diversified and secularisation became much more common. Education became seen as a necessity as apposed to optional and much more importance was put upon it. Though this is all true it must be looked at...


