Modern Childhood Mindmap
- Created by: indiacovey23
- Created on: 04-01-16 18:48
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- Reasons for the development of modern childhood
- Changes in education
- It is now compulsory to remain in education until the age of 18
- Industrialisation
- Children are no longer needed to work, as they were 100 years ago
- Society now needs an educated workforce
- Laws
- Laws were introduced to protect children, e.g child labour restrictions and child cruelty
- Age of consent is 16
- The Child Protection Act was introduced in 1889- 'The prevention of cruelty'
- Growth of child's rights
- Laws were introduced to protect children, e.g child labour restrictions and child cruelty
- Invention of contraception
- Gives couples the choice of having less children
- This also means parents can be more emotionally invested in their children, which wasn't common for families 100 years ago (due to high morality rates)
- Gives couples the choice of having less children
- Technology (e.g iPads)
- Allows children access to mass media
- Moreover, this also means they have access to explicit content, e.g ***********,violent videos
- It is argued that their access to the mass media and violent or sexual images introduces children to an adult world at a far too young age and creates a 'Toxic Childhood'
- Moreover, this also means they have access to explicit content, e.g ***********,violent videos
- Allows children access to mass media
- Changes in education
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