childhood- social construct 1

Question 1

pitcher 1995- separateness between childhood and adult hood
(appears not to be/may be construct)

Answer 1

modern idea of childhood is separateness - childhood is golden age of happiness/innocese- children occupy separate stays to adilts
-social(ect rules/recourses)
-physical-immaturity
-physcological(brain development)

Question 2

eval of pilcher - wagg

Answer 2

their is no singular universal childhood expeirnecd by all - members of particular societies at particular places say it is. childhood isn’t natural and should be distinguished from mere biological immaturity- different experiences

Question 3

James and Prout- dominate framework (support pilcher)

Answer 3

simple/amoral- children see world in black and white, focus on own needs
complex/moral- adults are able to see complexity in situations and make moral decisons

Question 4

historical relaitivy - Aries how childhood changed

Answer 4

pre industrial era- economic assets/children mini adults/no childhood- no separate toys
industrial era-same legal punishment/economic assets
modern era- special unique time of life shaped with innocense/seprate culture to adults/children depend on adults

Question 5

eval of Aries : shorter

Answer 5

child in 19th c was treated with indifference ue to high infant mortality rate but methodology (secondary data) and findings are class specific

Question 6

cultural relativity:benedict

Answer 6

experience of childhood differs between cultures :
punch- Bolivia age 5 kids expect to work
Malinowski- trobiand islander ddid not try to seal or protect children exploring sexuality/sexual behaviour