Childhood Flashcards
Modern, Western view of childhood
separate stage of childhood, evidenced by laws & services
Separateness
Jane Pilcher- Most important feature of the modern era idea of childhood is it being a distinct, separate life stage.
Childhood is a social construct
Wagg (1992)
Third world countries
childhood isnt as distinct
- childern work from a young age
- Responsibility is taken from a young age
historical differences
Phillipe Aries
children were seen as small adults, evidence from paintings
dates of historical differences
Middle Ages 10-13th century- childhood didnt exist
13th century onwards- childhood became more distinct
evidence of childhood emerging from the 13th century onwards
education for the young specialisation
growing distinction between clothing
disappearance of childhood
Neil Postman
- children having same rights as adults
- disappearance of unsupervised games
Print Culture
Newspapers, information only in words
TV Culture
Information present on social media, television
Countering Postman
Opie, states that due to research childhood isnt disappearing
Technological change
children having access to the internet bridges the gap of information hierarchy
Post-modernity
childhood is changing, adults become more scared of the children’s safety
