Childhood : Social Construction Of Childhood Flashcards

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Social locations that create the concept of childhood ( 5 points )

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  1. Cultural backgrounds
  2. Time
  3. Social class
  4. Gender
  5. Ethnicity
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How cultural backgrounds affect childhood ? ( 2 points )

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  1. International labour organisation estimates that there were 168 million child workers globally in 2013
  2. Wyness - estimates 300,000 child soldiers active in conflicts in central and Eastern Africa
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How has time has constructed childhood ? ( Aries )

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Back in the day there was little differentiation between children and adults until the industrial era because of compulsory education

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How has social class contributed to the construction childhood ?

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Child poverty action group states 4.2 million children in the Uk live in poverty

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How have gender differences socially constructed childhood ? ( mcrobbie )

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Controls over girls is stricter then control over boys because parents are concerned over the increase in sexual assaults or abductions

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How have ethnic differences socially constructed childhood ? ( Bhatti ) ( Gline Et Al )

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Gline Et Al - racism in schools from peer impacts on the experiences of young people
Bhatti - stricter control of childrens behaviours in Asian families - particularly females

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Is there a westernised view of childhood ? ( Myall )

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Myall - bias towards understanding childhood through lens of western society

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