Childhood Flashcards
What is age patriarchy?
Child liberationists argue that children are victims of age patriarchy. The domination of fathers, or adults generally over children.
What is Childhood?
A socially defined age-status. There are major differences in how childhood is defined, both historically and between cultures. Western societies today define children as vulnerable and segregate them from the adult world, but in the past they were part of adult society from an early age. These differences show that childhood is a social construct.
What does Jane Pilcher say?
Pilcher notes that the most important feature of the modern idea of childhood is separateness. Childhood is seen as a clear and distinct life stage and children in our society occupy a separate status from adults.
What does Stephen Wagg state about childhood?
Childhood is socially constructed. It is in other words what members of particular societies, at particular times and in particular places, say it is. There is no single universal childhood, experienced by all. So childhood isn’t natural and should be distinguisted from mere biological immaturity.
What does Samantha Punch’s research say?
Punch’s study of childhood in rural Bolivia found that children about five years old are experienced to take responsibilities.
What does Lowell Holmes’ study of Samoan village show?
She found that ‘‘Too young’’ was never given as a reason for not permitting a child to undertake a particular task.
What did Raymond Firth find?
Raymond Firth found that among the Tikopia of the western pacific, doing as you are told by an adult is regarded as a concession to be granted by the child.
What did Malinowski find?
He found that adults took an attitude of tolerance and amused interest towards children’s sexual explorations and ativities.
How was childhood imposed on the rest of the world?
Humanitarian and welfare agencies have exported and imposed on the rest of the world, what norms of childhood should be.
What does Philippe Aries say about historical differences in childhood?
He argues that in the middle ages the idea of childhood did not exist as children were not seen as having a different nature or needs from adults.
What does Edward Shorter argue?
Edward Shorther argues that high death rates encouraged indifference and neglect, especially towards infants. For example, it was not uncommon for parents to give a newborn baby.
What does Neil Postman argue about childhood?
He states that childhood is disappearing in a dazzling speed.
What is information hierarchy?
Information hiearachy is adults keeping ‘adult’ knowledges to themselves.
What does Sue Palmer call the modern nature of childhood?
Toxic Childhood.
What does Mayer Hillman suggest about childhood?
Boys are more likely to be allowed to cross or cycle on roads, use buses and go out after dark unaccompanied.
