Is childhood disappearing?
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- Created on: 22-12-15 10:51
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- Is childhood disappearing?
- Postman (1994)- Concerned with disappearance of childhood
- Distinction between adults &children is disappearing
- Merging taste of style- Behaviour, language& attitudes becoming indistiguable
- Children becoming exposed to a range of experiences that they share with adults
- Globalized media
- Eroding cultural divisions
- No longer sheltered from adult experiences& knowledge
- BBC News School Report- 11 to16 year old in 2011- Found most concerned about terrorism& climate change
- Cunnigham (2005)- Parental authority has been undermined by children having money from either parents
- 2014- Annual Halifax PM survey- Average child between 8-15 received PM around £6.35 a week
- Silvia (1996)- Roles of parents maybe diminishing- Growing importance of peers, other influences
- Parents no longer able to manage/ control in what children are exposed to
- Reduces oppertunities for parents to socialize their children& Regulate behaviour
- Parents no longer able to manage/ control in what children are exposed to
- Margo- Average age 1st sexual intercourse fell- 20 men & 21 women ( 1950's) to 16 for both (mid 1990's)
- Concern over the sexaualization of childhood
- Palmer (2007)- Parents use modern tech to keep children occupied- " Toxic childhood syndrome"
- Postman (1994)- Concerned with disappearance of childhood
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