Childhood in modern britain
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- Created on: 29-04-20 08:27
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- Childhood in modern Britain
- Roles and responsibilities
- Innocent and not exposed to the real world
- Central to the family
- Little to no responsibility
- No work and longer compulsory education
- Pester power and consumerism
- Concerns and legal rights
- More recent governments have emphasised policy for children
- UNCRC (1989)
- 2004 children's act
- Moral panic
- Frank Furedi (2001): this is unnecessary and created by the media
- Hugh Cunningham (2007): The home habitat of eight year olds is one ninth of its size 25 years ago
- Child experts
- Medical,psychological and educational experts
- Suggest how children should be raised
- More recent governments have emphasised policy for children
- Power
- Financial dependency
- No full time employment until at least 16
- The laws
- Still give parents authority and control over children
- No adult rights
- No full adult rights e.g. no vote
- Decision-making
- Big decisions usually made by adults with little regard for kids
- Abuse
- Many suffer physical, emotional or sexual abuse by relatives
- Financial dependency
- Roles and responsibilities
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