childhood

Question 1

what is childhood?

Question 2

what did aries say about childhood?

Answer 2

Childhood is not a fixed stage of life but is shaped by society

Question 3

who says modern childhood is good?

Answer 3

cunningham
gershuny

Question 4

who says modern childhood is bad?

Question 5

cunningham

Answer 5

Cunningham: Child centred society
Society of build around children and their rights: education, parks, restriction by age rating (films, alcohol).
Childhood is protected and privileged.

Question 6

gershuny

Answer 6

Gershuny: modern childhood is better than ever.
Modern parents who both work focus evenings and weekends on their children - the children of today have more time and attention from parents.

Question 7

postman

Answer 7

Postman: Childhood is disappearing
Children are sexualised from an early age. E.g. Primark sold padded bikinis age 2-3 years

Question 8

palmer

Answer 8

Palmer: Toxic Childhood
Parents rely on technology to make their lives easier (apps to read bedtime stories, toddlers in pushchairs being given a phone to keep them quiet). Children miss out on traditional childhood like cuddling up with a story, jumping in puddles etc.

Question 9

philips

Answer 9

Philips: ‘All Must Have Prizes’: Children are never allowed to lose or be punished.
School discipline is too soft, which results in entitled, spoilt children. These self centred children become the next generation of Underclass

Question 10

furedi

Answer 10

Furedi: paranoid parenting Children are observed and monitored to an unhealthy level