Sociologists and their studies (childhood)

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Pilcher (1995)
The most important feature of the modern idea of childhood is the idea of separateness.
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Punch (2001)
Study of rural Bolivia found that children are expected to take on responsibility at 5 years old.
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Aries (1960)
The idea of childhood did not exist in the middle ages.
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Hillman (1993)
Boys are more likely to be allowed to walk and cycle across the roads, use buses and go out unaccompanied after dark.
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Brannen (1994)
Asian parents are more likely to be strict with their daughters.
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Howard (2001)
Children born to poor families are more likely to die in infancy or chilhood
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Postman (1994)
Childhood is disappearing at a 'dazzling speed'.
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Opie (1993)
There is a continued evidence of the continued existence of a separate children's culture over the years.
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Palmer (2006)
Argues that rapid technological changes have damaged children's physical, emotional and intellectual development.
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