Position of children differs over time
Aries (1960)-idea of childhood doesn't exist:
-Children were not seen as having a different 'nature' from adults. -Work began from an early age.
-Children were 'mini-adults' with the same rights duties and skills as adults.
Shorter (1975)-Parental attitudes towards children were very different: high child death rates encouraged indifferenceand neglect towards infants.
The modern notion of childhood-13th century
-Schools began to specialise only in education of the young.
-The church increasingly saw children as being fragile 'creatures of God' needing discipline and protection of worldly evils.
-There was a growing distinction between children's and adults clothing-seperating children from adults.
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