Future of childhood

Question 1

Describe disappearance of childhood

Answer 1

Neil Postma says childhood is disappearing at a dazzling speed
Trend towards same rights
Fall of print culture and increase in visual culture
Literacy is no longer a barrier

Question 2

Evaluation of the disappearance of childhood

Answer 2

Opie - Childhood culture still exists separely of adult influence
Research into games rhymes and songs
he overemphasis the single cause of TV

Question 3

Describe childhood in postmodernity

Answer 3

Jenks - its changing
Agrees with aries that childhood was a creation of modern society
Modern - children were to be protected and prepared for adulthood
Childhood now insure due to divorce, relationships with children is more important as a source of adults stability, adults more protective greater surveillance
Seperate

Question 4

Evalutation of postmodernity of childhood

Answer 4

Over generalises, implies all children are in the same position