Childhood : Social Construction Of Childhood Flashcards
Social locations that create the concept of childhood ( 5 points )
- Cultural backgrounds
- Time
- Social class
- Gender
- Ethnicity
How cultural backgrounds affect childhood ? ( 2 points )
- International labour organisation estimates that there were 168 million child workers globally in 2013
- Wyness - estimates 300,000 child soldiers active in conflicts in central and Eastern Africa
How has time has constructed childhood ? ( Aries )
Back in the day there was little differentiation between children and adults until the industrial era because of compulsory education
How has social class contributed to the construction childhood ?
Child poverty action group states 4.2 million children in the Uk live in poverty
How have gender differences socially constructed childhood ? ( mcrobbie )
Controls over girls is stricter then control over boys because parents are concerned over the increase in sexual assaults or abductions
How have ethnic differences socially constructed childhood ? ( Bhatti ) ( Gline Et Al )
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
Is there a westernised view of childhood ? ( Myall )
Myall - bias towards understanding childhood through lens of western society