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Childhood
(Sociologists)
- Punch
- Cross cultural differences for
the social construct of
childhood
- In Bolivia, children at 5 years old are expected to take some work
responsibilities in the home and community. These tasks are also
expected to be taken on without question or hesitation.
- In Bolivia, children at 5 years old are expected to take some work
responsibilities in the home and community. These tasks are also
expected to be taken on without question or hesitation.
- Cross cultural differences for
the social construct of
childhood
- Pilcher
- separateness
- children and
adults are
separate: this
can be seen
through the law
- i.e. film ages (18, 12), dress
codes, age of consent... etc
- i.e. film ages (18, 12), dress
codes, age of consent... etc
- children and
adults are
separate: this
can be seen
through the law
- separateness
- Aries
- Studied paintings of children from the Middle Ages
- Argued childhood did not exist back then: the
paintings showed children performing the same tasks
as the adults, wearing similar clothes ('mini adults')
- Argued childhood did not exist back then: the
paintings showed children performing the same tasks
as the adults, wearing similar clothes ('mini adults')
- Studied paintings of children from the Middle Ages
- Postman
- 'disappearance of childhood'
- This is due to children being given the
same rights as adults
- children are committing more serious crimes
- children are committing more serious crimes
- this is due to television: in modern society,
television blurs the line between adults and
children.
- This is due to children being given the
same rights as adults
- 'disappearance of childhood'
- Palmer
- 'toxic childhood'
- due to rapid technological changes in the past
25 years it has damaged childrens' emotional,
physcial and intellectual development
- i.e. through junk food, computer
games and intensive marketing
towards children.
- i.e. through junk food, computer
games and intensive marketing
towards children.
- due to rapid technological changes in the past
25 years it has damaged childrens' emotional,
physcial and intellectual development
- 'toxic childhood'
- Margo and Dixons
- Reports for the UK show it is around the
top for obesity, self-harm, drug and
alcohol abuse for the youth.
- Reports for the UK show it is around the
top for obesity, self-harm, drug and
alcohol abuse for the youth.
- Firth
- Did studies on cross-cultural
differences for children
- in Tikopia, he found doing as an adult tells
you is a choice left up to the child
- in Tikopia, he found doing as an adult tells
you is a choice left up to the child
- Did studies on cross-cultural
differences for children
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