Diversity in Childhood Experiences

Question 1

How does childhood in the UK differ to childhood somewhere else

Answer 1

Children in developing countries may not have the same quality of childhood as children in the UK.

For example, they may die from diseases UK children are vaccinated against and survive

Question 2

The experience of childhood in Britain may vary according to….

Answer 2

Social class and gender

Question 3

What is Upper-class childrens childhood like

Answer 3

They spend most their formative years in boarding schools

Question 4

What is Middle-class children’s childhood like

Answer 4

They will be encouraged from an early age to aim for university and a professional career, and they are likely to receive considerable economic and cultural support from their parents

Question 5

What is Working-class children’s childhood like

Answer 5

It may be made more difficult by the experience of poverty. Children born into poor families in the UK are also more likely to die in infancy, to suffer longstanding illnesses etc.

Question 6

How many Girls childhood be different to boys

Answer 6

Girls are more protected than their brothers.

They may experience more restrictions than boys in terms of how they heave during childhood

Question 7

What does Bhatti (1999) observe about the childhood of Asian children

Answer 7

Asian children in the UK are more strictly brought up compared with children from other ethnic groups