childhood

society today sees childhood as a 'special time'

children are immiture 

cant make own decisions

pilcher 

he says that children have a seperate status to adults 

golden age

childhood is the age of innocence & happiness

children need to be protected as the adult world is dangerous 

aries- middle ages 

childhood did not exist, children were not treated differently to adults 

pre inustrial society

childhood did not exist,children went to work, toys for children did not exist

industrialisation

w/c children still went to work but m/c children stopped working

mid 19th century

adults started worrying about children, children were bannded from working

20th century

child centred socirty, games, toys, education

child liberationists

- argue that today children are subject to adult authority

- western notions of childhood are being globalised, its not disappearing

postman- argues that childhood is disappearing at a 'dazzling speed' = this is because there is now a similarity between adult and child clothing

middle ages 

people were illiterate andthere was no divide between children and adults

19th century 

adults started to be in charge of children , adults could read and children could not 

TV era

unlike reading TV does not need any skills, anyone can access it

children are seen as vunerable & need protecting and controlled so then adults have become fearful of their childs safety

the position of childhood is improving

- Lloyd de Mouse 

-suggested that the further back in history you go the worse the childs safety was and the more deaths there were 

sue barber 

she found that the UK have the mostu unhappiest childre and therfroe cvalls it the 'toxic childhood'

palmer suggested 5 reasons why there is 'toxic children'

1. lack of sleep 

2.unbalanced diet

3.lack of playing outside 

4. lack of emotional security 

5. lack of interaction with the family