Social change on the position of children
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- Effects of social change on the position of children
- Law changes mid 19 century
- Child labour illegal, education compulsory
- Marxists would argue that child labour laws force children to be more dependent on adults than ever
- Marxists would argue that this gives adults more control over their children’s space, time, bodies and access to resources and this this can lead to neglect and abuse
- Campaigners were concerned about juvenile delinquency, beggars and prostitution.
- infant mortality rate dropping
- improved sanitation, health care, and the ease of availability or obtaining healthy food
- Children are more valued, cared for, protected and educated due to the introduction of various laws.
- Child labour illegal, education compulsory
- March of progress
- Aries and Shorter
- say that the changes in society have improved children’s provision and the family is more ‘child-centered’
- play areas, child orientated holidays, TV channels, toys etc
- Aries and Shorter argue that children are more protected through laws and better cared for through specially trained professionals, pediatric doctors, child psychiatrists
- say that the changes in society have improved children’s provision and the family is more ‘child-centered’
- However, Marxists and feminists disagree
- They point out that gender, ethnicity and call all impact on a child’s experience.
- poor mothers are more likely to produce underweight and unhealthy babies
- genders are assigned different roles providing them with different, often unequal opportunities.
- e.g. females are more likely to perform domestic labour than males
- They point out that gender, ethnicity and call all impact on a child’s experience.
- Child liberationists disagree
- Firestone and Holt
- argue that children are oppressed by adults who turn their control and dominance into a weapon.
- Adults have full control over the freedom of children, particularly parents
- e.g. children can no longer work therefore they have become economically dependent on their parents.
- child’s resources are limited to what their parents can offer them
- e.g. children can no longer work therefore they have become economically dependent on their parents.
- Adults have full control over the freedom of children, particularly parents
- argue that children are oppressed by adults who turn their control and dominance into a weapon.
- Firestone and Holt
- Aries and Shorter
- Neil Postman
- Are children, really children for that long?
- childhood is being affected by adulthood
- young girls can be seen wearing short skirts and heels
- increasing amount of children committing adult crimes such as murder
- TV and games which is exposing children to violence and influencing their actions
- Are children, really children for that long?
- Palmer
- argued that technological and cultural changes have damaged children physically, emotionally and intellectually.
- Law changes mid 19 century
- Summary:
- FOR
- child labour laws, compulsory education and the fall in infant mortality rate
- March of progress, Aries and Shorter
- child labour laws, compulsory education and the fall in infant mortality rate
- AGAINST
- child hood is socially constructed
- Neil postman, Palmer, Firestone and Holt, Feminists, Marxists
- child hood is socially constructed
- FOR
- Philippe Aries argued the concept of childhood did not exist in medieval Europe.
- the way children were depicted in paintings of the time.
- Aries claimed that soon after the children were weaned, they were regarded as little adults and treated as such
- Shorter- high IMR- children as disposible
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