Childhood Flashcards
What does Wagg say about childhood?
Not one child has the same experience of childhood
What is the modern western notion of childhood?
Children have a lower status than adults as they are immature
How do parents have a higher status than children?
They are protected from the world through laws and services
How has cross cultural differences changed childhood?
Some cultures make children take responsibility from a very young age and don’t have to obey adults
Who is the theorist for cross cultural differences?
Benedict
How has cross historical differences changed childhood?
In the past children were seen as vulnerable and were treated as mini adults who worked and were equal to adults
Who is the theorist for historical differences?
Aries
What did Shorter say about historical differences?
Due to high death rates parents would have more children to replace the other ones as children weren’t seen as an important thing
What is the modern cult of childhood?
People have become obsessed with the idea of childhood through modern society providing and protecting for young children
What things did modern society introduce for children?
Shools, clothing and improved sanitation
What are the 7 reasons for changes in the position of childhood?
Laws restricting child labour
Compulsory schooling
Child protection and welfare laws
Children’s rights
Declining family size
Importance of children development
Laws and policies
Why has the position of childhood changed?
Industrialisation
What is globalisation?
The interconnectedness of the world
How is childhood being globalised?
The ideas of childhood importance is spreading
Who is the theorist for the disappearance of childhood?
Postman
How is childhood disappearing?
Children now have the same rights as adults
Children commit crimes that adults do
Who is the theorist for childhood changing?
Jenks
How is childhood changing?
Childhood is there to prepare children to become functioning adults
How do children become functioning adults?
Through being nurtured by a child centred family
What are the reasons for childhood changing but not disappearing?
Children become more important as relationships are more unstable
What are the 2 reasons for childhood improving?
March of progress view
Child centred families
What is the march of progress view for childhood improving?
Todays children are more valued and cared for so parents invest a great deal in them
What is the march of progress view for child centred families?
Families are much smaller so parents can focus on one child and have high aspirations for their kids
What are the 2 reasons why childhood hasn’t improved?
Toxic childhood
Conflict view
Who is the theorist for toxic childhood being a reason why childhood hasn’t improved?
Palmer
What is toxic childhood?
Rapid technological advancements have damaged children emotional development and a lot of pressure is put on the children
What is the conflict view?
There are inequalities between adults and children and not all children have the same opportunities as other children
What types of differences can children have that give them less opportunities?
Gender
Ethnic
Class
What is age patriarchy?
Adults dominate children and children aim to resist this by either acting older or younger
What does Mayall say about childhood?
Some children are ‘socialisation projects’ and children arent allowed to shape their own childhood
What does mason and tipper say about childhood?
People create family from people around them
What does Smart say about childhood?
Children often try to make things better for their family
