globalisation of western childhood

Question 1

western childhood is being globalised

Answer 1

• through international welfare agencies - concerns about child labour
• reflects western view of how childhood should be
• childhood is not disappearing but is spreading around the world

Question 2

AO3: modern notion of childhood is under threat

Answer 2

• Palmer - children are experiencing ‘toxic childhood’ - technological and cultural changes
• e.g. junk food and testing in education
• damages children’s emotional and intellectual development
• no longer protected in the West
• UK near the top of league tables for obesity/self-harm/substance abuse