Families and Households - changing patterns of childhood

Question 1

Neil Postman

Answer 1

• similarity in clothing
• disappearance of traditional games e.g hopscotch, cats cradle
• children committing adult crimes like drug dealing and murder
• similar laws for adults and children

due to:
print culture -> created division between illiterate children and literate adults, could protect from violence and sex
television replacement -> blurs division as accessibly understood by all (SLT)

Question 2

Opie

Answer 2

overestimates influence of television
more dependent on parental boundaries and rules such as screen time and privacy blockers
A03- 1993, tec advanced since then such as iPhones in 2007

Question 3

Jenks - postmodernity and childhood

Answer 3

• frequent divorce and cohabitation leads to greater destabilisation and disposability
• children increasingly become adults only source of identity and stability
• lives become more child centred, increased fear of child’s safety and security
• increased regulation and protection

Question 4

Jenks - loss of innocence

Answer 4

James Bulger Case 1993
Liverpool
2 boys killed a baby on a trainline

Question 5

Sue Palmer - toxic childhood

Answer 5

globalisation and tec development has has damaged children’s emotional, cognitive, physical and intellectual development
WHO 2024 - UK children have largest alcohol consumption in Europe