Childhood Flashcards
Families & Households
What did Wagg say about childhood?
Childhood is a social construct.
What did Pilcher say about childhood?
Childhood is in a golden age. They are specially privileged and protected, and we live in a child centred society.
What did Punch find about childhood?
Punch found that in Bolivia, children have far more responsibilities at a young age, supporting the view that childhood is a social construct.
What did Malinowski find about childhood?
He found that in the Trobriand islands, children are aware of sexuality much earlier than in the west, supporting the view that childhood is a social construct.
What did Palmer say about childhood?
She argued that excessive screen time, academic pressures, and the breakdown of traditional family structures, are harming children’s development. She believes these factors contribute to a rise in mental health issues, poor social skills, and emotional problems in young people.
What did Donzelot say about childhood?
Laws and policies are used to act as a form of surveillance of working class parents to ensure that they raise their children ‘correctly’ i.e docile and hardworking.
What did Shorter say about childhood?
Due to decreasing IMR parents became closer with their children
What did Brannen say about childhood?
Found that Asian parents are much stricter towards their daughters than parents from other ethnic groups.
What did Howard say about childhood?
Found that children from lower income families are much more likely to die in infancy, perform poorly in education and to be placed on the child protection register.
What did Hillman say about childhood?
Argues that boys are less protected and less heavily supervised than girls e.g. boys are much more likely to be allowed out alone after dark. Girls are controlled more.
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