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childhood - Coggle Diagram
childhood
ADULT CONTROL
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children bodies
hair style, ear piercing, tattoos
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nose picking, thumb sucking, nail biting
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neglect and abuse, dark side of family life.
differences in childhood
Samantha punch- children in Bolivia, 5 years old, take work responsibilities in the home and local communities without hesitation
Lowell holmes- children in Samoa, no concept of too young, children use dangerous tools and carry heavy loads, if children think they can, parents let them.
Raymond firth- children of western pacific, if children do not like what they are being told they won't do it.
historical differences
phillipe aries- Middle Ages, the idea of childhood did not exist, children were not seen as having a different nature or needs than adults, faced the same punishments
parental attitudes diffèrent, schools started specialise in educating the young, clothing became more separate for adults and children.
aries, cult of childhood, we have moved froma. world where childhood was not special to a world obsessed with childhood.
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future of childhood
children are gaining more and more power in terms of rights, leads to breakdown of the distinction of difference between childhood and adulthood
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new sociology of childhood- new sociology seeks to see children as active agents in their own lives, rather than adults in waiting.
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reasons for the change
declining family size, children rights, compulsory schooling, children health, child protection, lower infant mortality rates; child labour laws.
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