childhood-today 2

Question 1

caused position of childhood to change:

Answer 1

industrialisation- better standard of living- new man emergence, schooling introduced
compulsory schooling- no economic assets 5>18 cultural differences

Question 2

march of progess- child centred family (link Aries)

Answer 2

smaller family sizes- parents can afford child needs properly- higher standard of living
more child centred, Better laws to protect children, professions dedicated to protecting children, shorter working week, education,ephasis on parental skills, welfare support (grants)

Question 3

evaluation- it isnt childcentered
(marxist/femsist dispute march of progress)

Answer 3

argue society is based on conflict between different social groups
-some groups have better wealth/status/power
inequality children’s opportunities/risks, more wc children at risk eg paying rent/badly cared for
-inequalities between aults/children greater than before;
children today face greater control and oppression and dependency not greater care an protection

Question 4

conflict view of childhood(negative)’toxic
palmer: childnre in uk experience toxic childhood

Answer 4

argues technological and culture change in the past 25 years have damage chlildrens physics;/emotial/inteluectual development.
-range changes: junk food//computer games/intensive marketing-demanidng eg iPads ue to long hours worked by adults

Question 5

social class and childhood

Answer 5

-children in poorer families more likely to die infancy/suffer long term ilessess/fall behind in school/protection register.
poor mothers more likely brith low weight babies which link to delay physical/intelectual developement.

Question 6

gender/ethnicity/childhood
-hillman 1993

Answer 6

boys more likely be allowed to go out after dark, cycle roads, use buses unaccompanied- effect socialsiation

Question 7

gender/ethnicity/childhood
-brannes 1994

Answer 7

study 15/16 yo found asian parents more likely than any other parent to be strict towards daughter

Question 8

inequality’s between children/adults

Answer 8

march of progress writers argue the control that parents have over children protects them from external threats/danger.Howerver critic Firestone+ holt it is just form of oppression and control.