Childhood Flashcards
(11 cards)
Wagg says
Childhood is socially constructed not universal but changes across time,place and culture
Pilcher says
childhood is characterised by “seperateness” meaning children live different lives then older people.#
They are quarantines from the adult world through film ratings, education, exclusion from paid work ect.
Critques of Pilcher’s “seperateness” theory
Children are not a hompgenous group.
These concepts only apply to USA and UK
Girls encouraged to marry after first period in Afganistan
Children are used as soldiers in over 50 countries.
What does Aries analyse
The invention of childhood-
paintings and diaries of medivial life.
1)Childhood did not exist
2)There punishments were equally just as worse
3)They worked at an early age
AO3 of Aries research:
Positive- its secondary data. Saves time and movey.
Neg- relies on one interpretation
What causes the change in position of children (4)
- Industrlisation and technology
-Growth in childrens rights
-Increased medical knowledge on childs development
-Compulsury schooling
Is childhood dissapearing?
What examples are there
Postman: at a rapid speed
-Simuliar clothing to adults
THE MURDER OF JAMIE BULGER
who murdered JAMIE BULGER
JON VENABLES AND ROBERT THOMPSON
they led the criminal responsibility being lowered to the age of 10
The murder of JAMIE BULGER and the criminal responsibility being lowered to 10 shows that…
Childhood is socially constructed through political populism
Who argues that childhood is toxic and why
Palmer
-Junk food and tech is used to pacify children in the UK and compensate for the lack of time parents spend with their children
-Children become more self obsessed, impulsive, distractable and less able to learn and enjoy life.
Conclusion points :
Childhood can vary due to cultural or material factors aswell as gender discrimination.
