Childhood Flashcards
what 3 features does Cunningham argue about a child centred society? (MODERN CHILDHOOD)
- childhood = opposite to adulthood
- social worlds are physically and symbolically separated
- children have certain rights
What does Palmer argue is Toxic Childhood?
MODERN CHILDHOOD
- the rapid technological and cultural changes in the past 25 years have ruined children physically,emotionally and intellectually
what is Pester Power?
MODERN CHILDHOOD
is the ability for children to persuade their parent to buy them things that they may have for example seen on the TV
What does Pugh argue about parental spending?
MODERN CHILDHOOD
Parental spending is a result of guilt for not spending enough time with their children thus to reduce and compensate it they buy them things
what does Postman argue about the disappearance of childhood?
(MODERN CHILDHOOD)
- childhood is disappearing at a dazzling speed
- children have same rights as adults
- children committing adult crimes
- similarity now in adult and children clothing
What is the Dionysian image of the child?
MODERN CHILDHOOD
children naturally pursue their own pleasures and that is why they require strict control
what is the Apollonian image of the child?
MODERN CHILDHOOD
children are naturally innocent but this side should be coaxed out from them sympathetically
What does Gatrell argue parents see their relationship with kids are?(MODERN CHILDHOOD)
many parents see relationship with their child as more important than their relationship with their partner
What is general consensus of childhood as age ?
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDHOOD
0-12 years old
What does Stephen Wagg argue about the social construction of childhood?
(SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDHOOD)
Wagg argues that childhood is socially constructed. What members of particular societies at particular times and places say it is.
What did Punch find in rural Bolivia with the 5 year olds?
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHILDHOOD
Once you are 5 you take on responsibility in the home as well as working
What did Malinowski find on his study of the Trobriand Island?
(SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHILDHOOD)
Children were seen as capable of doing what adults do. Encourage sexual relations
Aries notion of childhood seen through painting and photographs?
(SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDHOOD)
found children were seen as mini adults, they dressed the same, had same rights, went to work, had same duties.
Parental attitudes were also different as children tended to die so the name of perhaps the first child that died they’d give it to the next one
Evaluation of Aries findings?
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDHOOD
limited as its not a true representation of all class’. certain class’ couldn’t afford paintings.
Shorter’s finding on the modern family?
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDHOOD
mothers in the 17th and 18th century showed little interests in bonding with their child, left them to cry and handled them in a rough manner
Why did attitudes change in the 18th century towards children?
(SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDHOOD)
- compulsory education
- children clothing
- parenting books
What does Rousseau argue?
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDHOOD
Children are born good and could become reasoning adults if you socialise them properly
What does Hillman argue about the gender difference?
CHILDHOOD AND POWER RELATIONS
Boys are more likely to be allowed to go out late after dark unaccompanied
Forms of control-
CHILDREN’S SPACE: Children are not allowed in certain areas
ACCESS TO RESOURCES: Limited opportunities to earn money thus are dependant on adults
CHILDREN’S TIME: bed time, dinner time n controls the speed the child grows , decides whether a child is too Young or old to do something
What does Gittins argue?
Age patriarchy : the man is the head but both adults control the children
What did Katz find about Sudanese children?
rural Sudanese children roam freely both within the village and several kilometres outside it
What does Rompaey and Roe argue about ‘living together but separately’
children stay in their rooms
What does Livingstone argue about the screen rich bedroom culture?
technology= focus on their life
What does Jenks argue about the relation between the parent and their child?
Adults care about their child. they are fearful over their security and dangers like child abuse
