Childhood

Question 1

Reasons why childhood has improved

Answer 1

Excluded from work
1989 children’s act
Decline in family size
Lower mortality rates
P parents workless hours
Parents have higher pay
Age restrictions
Compulsory education till 18

Question 2

Reasons why childhood hasn’t improved

Answer 2

Child poverty
Neglect and abuse
Control over space time and money
Powerless cannot work
Age patriarchy
Boys vs girls

Question 3

Reasons for childhood disappearing

Answer 3

Blured distinction similar clothing punishments as adults
Childhood shortened not innocent
Authority of parents undermined
Media influences children
Not able to cope with rights equals suicide and drug abuse

Question 4

Reasons for childhood not disappearing

Answer 4

Safer leisure options consumption seen as good parenting
Technology leads to destruction self-obsession was able to learn
Western notions of childhood have been globalised

Question 5

Non-western cultures childh

Answer 5

Take responsibility earlier or expected to work they are exploited like child soldiers child prostitution

Question 7

Historical changes in childh

Answer 7

Childhood didn’t always exist required to work hard same responsibilities at adults in the eyes of the law they were considered adults