Childhood

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Said by DAina GItten- see lesson on inequalities in childhood; refers to adult domination/child dependency;used by child liberation
Age patriarchy
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Treating the needs of children as a priority
Child-centred
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A socially defined age-status; there are major differences in how childhood is defined- historically, between different cultures, within the same society
Childhood
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The number of babies who die before their first birthday per thousand live birth per year
Infant mortality rate
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The view that if a child is deprived of material love for any significant time will grow up psychologically damaged
Material deprived
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A radical feminist idea that women should live separately from men as the only way to free themselves of the patriarchal oppression of the family
Separatism
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Something that is created by society in terms of its meaning e.g childhood is a social construction, old age is a social construction
Social construction
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The position of children has improved dramatically in a relitively short period of time
March of progress
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A sociologist who observed theories of child development that began to appear from the 19th century and stressed that children need supervision and protection (1977)
Donzelot
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The idea that society is based on a conflict between different social groups e.g. Social class or gender
Conflict view
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Who said: "there is no single universal childhood, experienced by all." (1992)
Wagg
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A sociologist who argues that childhood is 'disappearing at a dazzling speed' (1994)
Postman
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A sociologist who believes in a 'toxic childhood' where rapid technological changes that have damaged children's physical, emotional and intellectual development (2007; 2010)
Palmer
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Treating the needs of children as a priority

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A socially defined age-status; there are major differences in how childhood is defined- historically, between different cultures, within the same society

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The number of babies who die before their first birthday per thousand live birth per year

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The view that if a child is deprived of material love for any significant time will grow up psychologically damaged

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