Family- Childhood

Question 0

Improvements of childhood:

Answer 0

Laws protecting children- 1989 children’s act
All children a protected of labour
Infant mortality rate has reduced ( 140/1000 I’m 1900, 6/1000 in 2000)
Living standards have improved- families are now smaller and fewer families live under the poverty line
Child centred families
More leisure activities
Fathers seem to be more involved
State provided sources

Question 1

Aries

Answer 1

10th-13th century childhood didn’t exist
children used to be an economic asset not a burden
the 20th century was the century of the child
Life has much improved for children

Question 2

(1) Hillman

(2) Brannen

Answer 2

(1) Boys are allowed more freedom than girls

(2) This is particularly true amongst Asian families

Question 3

Woodroffe

Answer 3

Children from low income households are more likely to suffer from behavioural and learning difficulties

Question 4

Inequalities between children:

Answer 4

Some children don’t have a childhood eg child soldiers, street children
Inequalities between adults and children
Adults control children’s time, clothes, recourses etc
1 in 10 children are abused by adults at home
Children are more vulnerable than every through abuse on the internet eg cyber bullying

Question 5

Firestone

Answer 5

Some rules that are seen to protect children actually oppress them, for example denying them a working wage makes them more dependent on adults

Question 6

Postman

Answer 6

Highlights the disappearance of childhood in the western world, the internet and the mass media have allowed the realms of childhood and adulthood to merge