childhood Flashcards
(12 cards)
why were children seen as an economic asset before the industrial revolution?
they worked for their family and brought in income.
after the Industrial Revolution why were children seen as an economic burden?
due to new laws they are no longer allowed to work.
why were the child laws brought into place?
to make sure parents were taking care of their children adequately.
what did the education laws of staying in education until you are 18 make childhood to be?
made childhood to be longer as children were made financially dependent on their parents for longer.
what did the infant mortality rate dropping do to children and parents relationships?
became closer and deeper, changing hoe children were valued and seen in society.
what is the ‘march of progress’ view on childhood?
that it is improving as society changed
why do Marxists and some feminists argue that childhood is still negative?
as they argue that children remain exploited and controlled
what does Gittens describe society as?
‘age patriarchy’
what is ‘age patriarchy’
where adults use their status to control children
what do marxists say children are taught to be?
subservient and accept capitalist ideology without question
why do postmodernists claim childhood is disappearing?
visual media means children have access to adult worlds
what is a child-centred society?
a society where a child’s needs are a priority
