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Childhood - Coggle Diagram
Childhood
Nature of childhood
Childhood is a social construct- created by society rather than a biological stage THERE IS NO UNIVERSAL CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE
PHILIPPE- childhood must be a social construct as in the Middle Ages in didn’t exist, children were ‘mini adults’
- children had the same work/play as adults and were seen as economic assets that parents emotionally invested into
ARIES
- VICTORIAN ERA- childhood changed as there were legislations put in place to protect children
- 20th CENTURY- trend to educate and understand that children are different, there is now a distinct difference between clothes and schools to educate children
*Aries used diaries from the Middle Ages as evidence for his views
Changes to childhood
PILCHER- ‘Modern childhood is defined through separateness’
- childhood is viewed as the ‘golden age’/ age of innocence where children need to be protected (E.g children now visit Disneyland that work in a mill)
BENEDICT- children in non-industrial societies are treated differently from modern western societies
- they take responsibility early on
- children’s sexual behaviours are also viewed differently
Globalisation- welfare agencies impose that the rest of the world should adopt western ideas on childhood (E.g introduction of marriage law whee the youngest age is 18)
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Has childhood inproved
March of progress
ARIES- children are more protected and cared for than ever before, they have better health and more rights - meaning they’re protected against exploitation/harm by laws against child abuse/labour
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PILCHER- family has become more child centred with parents investing emotionally and financially to give children a better life than they had
Conflict view
Marxism & feminism- there’s inequalities amongst children’s opportunities and risks they face with many children still unprotected and uncared for
Inequalities amongst adults and children are greater than ever as adults now experience greater control, whilst children experience greater oppression as they are fully dependent on them - economic liabilities
PALMER- rapid technology and cultural changes has resulted in toxic childhood, children’s physical/emotional/intellectual development is harmed by the media, junk food, long working hours and excessive marketing s’aimer towards children
- this has increased teenage self-harm and alcohol/drug abuse