Childhood
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- Created on: 29-01-19 17:11
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- Childhood
- Cross- Cultural Variations
- BENEDICT - found in non-industrial society kids are less divied
- PUNCH - 5 year old in Bolivia work and sexual behaviours are different.
- Kids take responsibility at early age.
- POSTMAN - in the middle-ages speech was needed to for adult perception Media and word gave power to hid sex, violence etc
- Less value is placed on children showing obedience to adult authority
- Sexual behaviour is often viewed differently.
- Social Construct
- ARIES - children are 'fragile creatures of god' that need protection. Saw distinction of clothes. 'cult of childhood' now see as special but didn't before
- PILCHER - key of childhood is that it's seperate (society is child-centred) have fewer kids and more time for the kids they have, laws to protect, consumers so social contruct.
- JAMES AND PROUT - immature is biological fact but society adds meaning (social construct) Kids are active in creating childhood
- Reason for changing position
- Smaller families
- Laws
- Child consumer market
- Welfare state support
- Higher standard of living
- Shorter working week
- March of Progress View
- Position of kids in western society has slowly improved
- Paints a dark picture of the past
- Lower level of childcare, highly likely to be killed, abandoned, beaten, terrorised and sexually abused
- ARIES AND SHORTER - today's kids are more valued and cared for.
- More child-centred in society
- MAUSE - history of childhood is nightmare
- Conflict View
- Marxist and feminists would agree
- March of Progress ignores dark side in modern childhood
- Gender Issues
- HILLMAN - boys are likely to be allowed to cycle at night
- Not all kids have the same status and opportunity
- FIRESTONE - viewed a positive as form of oppression (paid work inequality)
- Ethical Issues
- BRENNAN - studies show Asian parents to be more strict
- PALMER (TOXIC CHILDHOOD)The future of childhood - working parents have less time, damage from technological change. lead to deviant issues (binge drinking, illegal sex, self-harm)
- POSTMAN (DEATH OF CHILDHOOD ) - same rights as adults similar clothing and 'adult' crime so rise and fall of print culture so childhood dissappears
- Cross- Cultural Variations
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