Childhood
- Created by: maddieecarr
- Created on: 01-06-22 12:06
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- Childhood
- Social construction of childhood
- Changes across cultures
- In othe cultures children take responsibility from a much earlier age than the UK
- Obedience is seen as earned not expected
- Child sexual behaviour is Normal
- Western children are the cotton wool generation and are not exposed to UCR like the ret of the world’s children
- Changes over time
- Aries said that children used to be seen as mini adults and would carry out the same tasks
- Adults and children not distinguishable in art
- Now children have more opportunity to education so cannot be equal to adults
- Aries said that children used to be seen as mini adults and would carry out the same tasks
- Changes across cultures
- Why has the position of children changed?
- Changes to law restricting child labour and introducing compulsory schooling
- More rights for children and protection/welfare legislation
- Higher child-centredness causing smaller family size
- March of progress view
- The increasingly child centred family and society
- Children are now better protected and cared for
- Conflict view
- Children are subject to high levels of protection and surveillance.
- Child abuse is common
- Lack of autonomy in children
- Age patriarchy
- Toxic childhood
- Due to the changes in technology and culture Palmer says that childhood is becoming toxic
- Emotional physical and intellectual development is stunted
- Mental health conditions, self-harm, ADHD and autism caused by junk food, TV and video games
- The future of childhood
- Childhood in postmodernity (*Jenks)
- Jenks thinks the notion of childhood is changing rather than disappearing due to the shift into postmodernity
- Disappearance of childhood (Postman)
- According to postman childhood is disappearing due to the information hierarchy decreasing and children now being exposed to the same things as adults
- Sex, violence, crime and other adult topics are easily accessible
- Childhood in postmodernity (*Jenks)
- Social construction of childhood
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