Childhood 2

Question 1

(OBESITY)

Name 3 things that The Childhood Obesity Plan aims to do.

Answer 1

Encourage primary schools to introduce a daily ‘active mile’
Ban sale of junk food at shop checkouts or entrances
Label calories on menus.

Question 2

(OBESITY)

What was the name of the plan that aimed to halve childhood obesity by 2030?

Answer 2

The Childhood Obesity Plan

Question 3

___ in ___ children are _________ or ______ by age ___.

Answer 3

a) 1/3
b) overweight or obese
c) 11

Question 4

(OBESITY)

In the UK, __% of children are _________ or _____ when they start _____ at age __ or __.

Answer 4

a) 22%
b) overweight or obese
c) school
d) 4 or 5

Question 5

(OBESITY)

How much is childhood obesity estimated to cost the NHS every year?

Answer 5

£5 billion

Question 6

(MENTAL HEALTH)

What does having anxiety disorder mean?

Answer 6

The level of distress is so severe that you can’t function

Question 7

(MENTAL HEALTH)

________ increased with ___ and is _____ common amongst _____.

Answer 7

a) anxiety
b) age
c) more
d) girls

Question 8

(MENTAL HEALTH)

What can be a major source of anxiety?

Answer 8

Exam stress

Question 9

(MENTAL HEALTH)

____ of people age __ - __ found _______ ____ shows makes them worry about _____ _______.

Answer 9

a) 1/4
b) 18-24
c) reality TV
d) body image

Question 10

(MENTAL HEALTH)

___ of ______ people have feelings of _____ about their _____ _________.

Answer 10

a) 1/4
b) young
c) shame
d) body everyday

Question 11

(MENTAL HEALTH)

Over ___ of _____ aged __-__ have _______, _________ or both.

Answer 11

a) 1/5
b) girls
c) 17-19
d) anxiety, depression or both

Question 12

(MENTAL HEALTH)

How has the number of 5-15 years olds with a mental disorder changed?

Answer 12

Increased from 9.7% in 1999 to 11.2% in 2017

Question 13

(MENTAL HEALTH)

__% of __-__ year olds have at least ___ mental disorder

Answer 13

a) 17%
b) 17-19
c) one

Question 14

(MENTAL HEALTH)

__-__ year old _______ were _____ as likely as _____ of the _____ age to have a mental disorder.

Answer 14

a) 17-19
b) females
c) twice
d) males
e) same

Question 15

(MENTAL HEALTH)

___ of __-__ year olds who identified as ______ have a _______ _______.
___% for _________.

Answer 15

a) 1/3
b) 14-19 year olds
c) LGBTQ+
d) mental disorder
e) 13.2%
f) heterosexuals

Question 16

(MENTAL HEALTH)

Nearly ___ of __-__ year olds with a mental disorder have _________ or ________ ______.

Answer 16

a) 1/2
b) 17-19
c) self-harmed
d) attempted suicide

Question 17

(TOXIC CHILDHOOD)

What is one of the best ways for children to develop?

Answer 17

No screen time & more interactions with others i.e story-telling

Question 18

(TOXIC CHILDHOOD)

What are most children born wanting to do?

Answer 18

Play, ideally independently

Question 19

(TOXIC CHILDHOOD)

Children aren’t ________ as much as they were in the _____, and instead spend _____ time using ______.

Answer 19

a) playing
b) past
c) more
d) screens

Question 20

(TOXIC CHILDHOOD)

What does spending more time on screens create?

Answer 20

A ‘toxic’ childhood

Question 21

(TOXIC CHILDHOOD)

What COUNTERACTS the idea the spending more time on screens creates a ‘toxic’ childhood?

Answer 21

Some research has provided a link between computer games & improved academic abilities.

Question 22

(DISAPPEARING CHILDHOOD)

What did Postman (1994) argue is happening to childhood?
How does this link to Aries’ study of the middle ages?

Answer 22

It’s disappearing - as children are starting to have similar rights to adults eg clothes & adult crimes.

Aries suggests most people were illiterate so speech was the main form of communication, creating little distinction between adults & children.

Question 23

(DISAPPEARING CHILDHOOD)

When does Postman (1994) argues that childhood emerged?

Answer 23

With mass literacy as it created a division between those that could & couldn’t read. This is because it takes several years to master reading & writing skills.

Question 24

PRE-INDUSTRIAL

Marxist - marxists believe children were an _________ _________.

Answer 24

Exploited underclass

Question 25

Marxist - Engels said children were treated like ‘______________’.

Answer 25

‘Livestock with lower value’.

Question 26

Functionalist - children should be _______ by _______/________ to become ________.

Answer 26

a) children
b) mothers/education
c) workers

Question 27

Cunningham (2006) stated society now has 3 major features regarding childhood.
What are they?

Answer 27

Children viewed as in need of protection.
Deliberately separated world of children & adults.
Children have certain rights.