Childhood - social construct

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Who says an important feature of childhood is 'separateness'?
Pilcher
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What is meant by childhood as a 'golden age'?
The period of happiness and innocence
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Who says there is not a universal childhood- therefore it is socially constructed?
Wagg
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What are the three ways Benedict describes as children being treated differently?
1= responsibility at an early age. 2= less value placed on showing obedience. 3= their sexual behaviour is viewed differently
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Who says childhood didn't exist in the middle ages?
Aries
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When did Aries say childhood came about?
18th century
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Who said that high death rate led to neglect and indifference from parents?
Shorter
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Who criticised Aries?
Pollock
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What were the criticisms of Aries?
it may be more correct to say there was a different notion of childhood in the middle ages.
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what are the reasons for the changes in childhood?
1 = laws excluding children working. 2 = compulsory schooling. 3 = child protection. 4 = children rights. 5 = declining family size. 6 = health and development. 7 = laws and policies.
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who say theories of child development began to appear in the 19th century?
danzelot
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'childhood is disappearing at a dazzling rate' due to the adult worlds influence was said by who?
Postman
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what was the dual status mentioned by Postman?
1 = independent - make choice. 2 = dependent - money.
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Who said children were creating their own independent culture?
opie
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who talked about 'toxic childhood'?
palmer
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what did palmer say children need?
love, discipline, language, education, play.
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what did palmer say rapid technology had caused damage to for children?
their physical, emotional and intellectual development.
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what are the concerns about childhood?
that its innocent and protected stage is under threat.
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what are the criticisms of the trends in childhood?
1 = not all children are affected by trends. 2 = it depends what aspects are looked at.
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what did lloyd de mause say?
the history of childhood is a nightmare
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what did aries and shorter say about todays children?
they are more valued, cared for and protected
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what did the march of progress sociologists say about the family?
its become child-centred
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what did marxists and feminists say about childhood?
childhood has not improved, as society is still based on conflict.
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what are the inequalities among children?
gender, class and ethnicity.
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who talks about the gender inequalities?
Hillman and Bonke
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what does Hillman say?
boys can go out alone at night unaccompanied.
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What does Bonke say?
girls have a domestic labour role.
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what does brannen say?
Asian parents are stricter on daughters
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what does Howard say?
children born in lower class families are most at risk of illness and premature death.
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what is firestone and holts views?
that the things seen to be caring and protecting are forms of oppression
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how do adults control children
1 = neglect and abuse. 2 = space. 3 = time. 4 = body. 5 = resources.
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who says there is adult domination and child dependency?
gittens
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what does hockey and james talk about?
acting up and acting down.
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what are the criticisms of adult control?
that it is justified because children can't make rational decisions
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what is rodgers views?
children and adult are separate.
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what are the two children described by rodgers?
1 - welfare innocent. 2 - control wicked.
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who says adults act like children? (unstable)
lee
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who did firth study and what did he find?
tikopia tribe - children like mini adults
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who found that adults took and interest in children sexual explorations?
malinowksi
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who did malinowksi study?
trobriand islanders
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