Has the position of childhood changed?
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- Created on: 02-05-17 14:16
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- Has the position of childhood changed?
- The march of progress view
- People who believe that childhood is slowly getting better - they would argue it's better now than ever before
- •Childcare, protection, rights, education etc. •Smaller, more child-centred families •Better standards of living and healthcare and lower Immortality rate
- The child centred view
- •Parents able to provide for needs of smaller families
better
•Cost of bringing up a child to 21 is estimated to be
£227k
- •Family has become child-centred – children are focal point of family •High financial and emotional investment from parents
- •Parents able to provide for needs of smaller families
better
•Cost of bringing up a child to 21 is estimated to be
£227k
- Toxic childhood
- •Palmer (2006) –Toxic childhood – not better than ever! Rapid technological and cultural changes in the past 25 years have damaged children’s emotional, physical and intellectual development
- •Margo & Dixon (2006) – UK youth are at or near the top of international league tables for obesity, self harm, drug abuse, violence, sexual experiences and teenage pregnancies.
- People who believe that childhood is slowly getting better - they would argue it's better now than ever before
- The conflict view
- •Society is based on conflict between different social groups. •Conflict arises from power inequalities
- •March of Progress based on false, idealistic image of childhood •Inequalities among children •Inequalities between children and adults
- •Society is based on conflict between different social groups. •Conflict arises from power inequalities
- Not all children are the same gender, ethnicity, class, etc. So can't talk about them as if all the same.
- •Firestone (1979) and Holt (1974) –Child liberationists argue that many things seen as protection of children by MOP sociologists are in fact ways to oppress and control them, e.g. their time, hobbies, etc
- •Gittins (1998) Adult domination /child dependency –Society oppresses children as well as women
- •Some adult control is justified as children can’t make rational decisions for themselves/ can't safeguard their own interests
- The new sociology of childhood
- •The new sociology of childhood approach sees children as active agents who play a major part in creating their own childhoods.
- •Smart (2010) –Children in divorce take an active role in trying to make the situation better for everyone
- •Mason and Tipper (2008) –Children actively create their definitions of who is family
- The march of progress view
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