Childhood

Question 1

Pilcher

Answer 1

Golden age of childhood. It is seperate, distinct and happy

Question 2

Wagg

Answer 2

childhood is a social construct

Question 3

Punch

Answer 3

In rural Bolivia, children work from the age of 5

Question 4

Firth

Answer 4

children aren’t expected to obey adults in the Tipoka Tribe

Question 5

Evaluation of cross-cultural differences in childhood

Answer 5

due to globalisation, welfare agencies are now being imposed everywhere, so western norms are also being imposed

Question 6

Aries

Answer 6

Middle Ages - children are seen as smaller adults (seen through paintings)
13th-20th Century - distinctions between children and adults were starting to be made, eg child handbooks and different clothing
20th Century/now - it is the ‘century of the child’

Question 7

Shorter

Answer 7

In the middle ages, there was higher infant mortality rates meaning parents would be less attached, so thats why children were seen as smaller adults

Question 8

Pollock

Answer 8

Childhood did exist earlier, it just had a different notion