Childhood Flashcards
What does Wagg state?
How childhoods may differ between generations, places and cultures
What does Postman state?
Childhood is disappearing at a rapid rate due to:
-Uncensored content
-Less innocence (as mysteries such as financial issues and death-related topics are being revealed to them)
-They commit more crime
What is the modern western notion of childhood?
Children are vulnerable and should be protected from dangers of the outside world
They’re too innocent and dependent
What is childhood regarded as?
The “golden age” of happiness and innocence
Which sociologist talks about separateness in childhood
Jane Pilcher - how children have a different status from adults (different laws, products such as toys and books, food)
Which two sociologists may critique separateness?
Aries (in the Middle Ages, children were seen as “mini adults” that were just physically different to adults
Punch (2001) states how in Bolivia children who once turn 5 are expected to take on work responsibilities at home and in communities
What does Palmer recognise?
Toxic childhood due to:
-Technological advances (damaging children’s development)
-Junk food
-Access to video games
-Less parent-child interactions due to growing working hours of parents
