Childhood quiz

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A-Level Sociology (Family and households) Quiz on Childhood quiz, created by charlotteruddy on 26/03/2015.
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Question 1

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Who said the most important part of childhood is separateness?
Answer
  • Jane Pilcher
  • Julie Pilcher
  • Judy Pilcher
  • Jackie Pilcher

Question 2

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Townsend et al did a study in 2003 and found how many children aged 7-18 had never been to school?
Answer
  • 134 million
  • 13.4 million
  • 134,000
  • 1.34 million

Question 3

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Aries used what to explore childhood in pre-industrial societies?
Answer
  • Paintings
  • Photographs

Question 4

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Aries found that children were 'little adults' and economic assets
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Which of these show the position of children has improved
Answer
  • Education for all classes
  • Parents rely on benefits
  • Inequalities
  • Social services
  • More parents divorce
  • Parents work longer hours
  • Children's Act 1989
  • Crime
  • Higher standard of living
  • Medicine

Question 6

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What is the main reason that Postman thinks childhood is disappearing?
Answer
  • TV
  • Phones
  • Computers
  • Crime

Question 7

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Opie also thinks that childhood is disappearing
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Who described childhood as 'Toxic'?
Answer
  • Palmer
  • Morgan

Question 9

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Lee said 'childhood has not disappeared, just more complicated nowadays'
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Who said 'modern childhood facilitates capitalist goals by creating new consumers'
Answer
  • Bocock
  • Peacock
  • Sherlock
  • Deadlock
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