Inequalities within Childhood

Question 1

Who is Firestone and Hat for?

Answer 1

Inequalities betw. children and adults

Question 2

What do Firestone and Hat argue about parents?

Answer 2

Their care + protection is a form of control and oppression

Question 3

What is ‘protection’ making kids?

Answer 3

Dependent and weak on them

Question 4

How are children’s movements highly regulated?

Answer 4

Shops - ‘No school children’
Public spaces - Parks, shopping centres

Question 5

What title does the high child regulation come underneath?

Answer 5

Control over children’s space

Question 6

What was reported in 2013?

Answer 6

Only 12% allowed to travel home alone due to the rise in child danger

Question 7

What did Hugh Cunningham discover?

Answer 7

‘Home Habitat of 8 yrs shrunk to 1/9 of size it was earlier’

Question 8

Define home habitat

Answer 8

Area where they can travel alone

Question 9

How does the control of children’s space contrast with other countries?

Answer 9

Katz (2004) = Rural Sudanese kids roam freely on street

Question 10

What do adults control about kids?

Answer 10

Daily routine
- Waking up, school, TV, sleep time

Question 11

What do they control?
(Specific word)

Answer 11

Kids ‘growing up’ speed

Question 12

How do Adults control the ‘growing up’ speed

Answer 12

• Outfits ‘too grown’
• Hairstyles, behaviour

Question 13

What is the critique of Control over children’s time?

Answer 13

Holmes’ study of Samoans
- ‘Too young’ is never a reason for not letting a child do a specific task

Question 14

Who studies Age patriarchy?

Answer 14

Diana Gittins

Question 15

What does Diana Gittins describe Adults and children as?

Answer 15

Adults - Dominator
Child - Dependency

Question 16

What does patriarchy mean?

Answer 16

Rule by the father

Question 17

What happens in a family?

Answer 17

Male dominate over the women and youngsters

Question 18

Who were the 2 studies for Diana Gittins?

Answer 18

Humphreys and Thiara (2002)

Question 19

What do Humphreys and Thiara study?

Answer 19

1/4 of 200 women left abusing partner for child’s safety

Question 20

What is the outcome of Humphreys and Thiara’s study?

Answer 20

Patriarchy oppresses women + children
Patriarchal power gets violent, eventually

Question 21

How is control over children’s bodies exercised through movements?

Answer 21

How to sit, walk, run

Question 22

How is control over children’s bodies exercised through other things?

Answer 22

Washed, clothed, dressed, kissed, smacked, cuddled

Question 23

What do adults restrict how kids touch their own bodies?

Answer 23

• Pick nose
• Suck thumb
• Play with genitals

Question 24

What does control over children’s bodies mean?

Answer 24

Adult touch is normalised

Question 25

What does control over children's bodies contrast?

Answer 25

The sexual freedom in other developing countries

Question 26

How is control over access to resources exercised?

Answer 26

Children have limited opps to earn money = Rely on adults

Question 27

How do children rely on adults, economically?

Answer 27

- Labour laws in place - Compuls education - Restrict time for part time jobs

Question 28

What is the con of child benefit?

Answer 28

The child benefit is paid to the parent, not the child

Question 29

What does 'good behaviour' mean, economically?

Answer 29

Pocket money given if on good behaviour

Question 30

What does control over access to resources contrast with?

Answer 30

Developing countries of kids economic roles

Question 31

Who is the critique for control over access to resources?

Answer 31

Katz = Sudanese kids word early from age 3-4 yrs old