families and households (3) - childcentre, march of progress, demogrpahy , social policy Flashcards
what does jenks say about childhood ?
does not believe childhood is dissolving but believe it is changing
childhood was seen as a preperation for the child to become a productive adult in the future
childhood is changing as society moves from modernity to postmodernity-
what is postmodern society like ?
adults become mpore fearful for their children security
what is the march of progress view ?
aries and shorter argue that children position have improved
family and society beocme childcentered
children have better care
shielded from certain aspects of life such as sex, porn and death
- legally protected from abusr
- not allowed to work before the age of 13
- keep in compulsary education from age 5-18
-legally restricted from buying tobacco - cheaper fares
resruction of child hood what does palmer say ?
toxic childhood - rapid tech and cultural changes in the last 25 years have damged childrens pjysical , intellectual and emotional developments
e,g youth in uk have a league table for obesity , self harm , and teen pregnancies
suggests the modern idea of childhood as innocent and protected is wrong
resruction of child hood what does palmer say ?
toxic childhood - rapid tech and cultural changes in the last 25 years have damged childrens pjysical , intellectual and emotional developments
e,g youth in uk have a league table for obesity , self harm , and teen pregnancies
suggests the modern idea of childhood as innocent and protected is wrong
what is a conflicy view of that ?
marcher prgrees is over generalised and ideakised image
ignores inequality between kids and adults
inequalities among children - against the west
western societies
- gender difference s
class inequalitiue s
ethnic difference s
inequalities between division and adults
firestone argue that extensive care and protection are just oppression
conflict view why else has childhood not improved
childhood has not improved because there are inequalities among children some are stil unprotected and uncared for
inequalities between childfren andadults
girls take more inequalties than boys
children born in more deprived families have poorer health , fall behind at school , placed on child protection resister = neg impact on life chances
what did firestone argue ?
children face to much control and protection from adults e.g not allowing children to work is a form of inequality - radical fem
what can to much adult control lead to ?
neglect and abuse
control over childs space - where to play , avoiding stranger danger
control over time - when to eat wake up
control over bodies - who buys clothes, piercing ear
control over resources = children cannot earn money , state gives bewnefit to psrents
what does gittens argues ?
inequalitites between children and adults exercised through males power and control of the family and children
power is shown through violence towards women and children
age patriachy
what does gittens argues ?
inequalitites between children and adults exercised through males power and control of the family and children
power is shown through violence towards women and children
demography
what is tfr
the number of children born to an average women during her chld bearing life
what is gfr
the number of children that women of childbearing age have in one year
what does wilikinson say - genderquake
women have had a sig shift in their expectatiobs thier focus has moved away from the traditional roles and towards career etc
changing expectation big impact on the tfr and br
what are the impacts that happened to the tfr
tfr for women aged 30 and above has increased
tfr for those below 30 has decreased
the age of married women giving birth has increased by 6 years
highest fertility rate aged 30-34
154% increase in births among women aged 35-49 between 1971 and 2012
why is the tfr low
financial fears
brexit
covid
having children later
n0 of women having children in their 40s has also risen. 4.9 live births per 1000 in 1981 to 14.7 births per 100
what is the impact of changing births and fr on the family
decline in family sizr
child centerdness
increase in older women - squeezed middle bean pole family
increase in dual worker
voluntary childless hakim push and pull factor s
dependency ratio the balance between the
what is the dependency ratio
the balance between the size of the productive/working population vs dependent part of the population
why was the dr falling
n0 of birth exceeds the death rate
1901 632000 deaths
fall in dr - rising wage s- not in poverty improved standard of living
clean water
intro to welfare
in 1948 nhs resulted in better and free healthcare
in 2000 vacinnation
better diet
decline in heavy industry and manual labour
