Historical differences in childhood

Question 1

Aries 1960

Answer 1

In the Middle Ages for about the 10th to the 13th century is the idea of childhood did not exist. Children were not seen as having a different nature or needs from adults at least not once they are passed the stage of physical dependency during infancy

Question 2

Middle Ages

Answer 2

Childhood as a separate stage was short soon after being when the child ented wider society are much the same terms as an adult beginning work from an early age often in the household of another family. Children were in affect mini adults with the same rights duties and skills adults for example the law of a made no distinction between children and adults and children of the face the same severe punishments as those meted out to adults

Question 3

Aries art

Answer 3

Aries uses works of art from the period as evidence of his view. In these, children appear without any of the characteristics of childhood they have simply been depicted on the smaller scale. The painting Show children adults dressing same clothing and working and playing together

Question 4

Edward shorter 1975 Parental attitudes in the Middle Ages

Answer 4

High death rates encouraged in difference in neglect especially towards infants for example it was not uncommon for parents giving him a baby the name of a recently dead sibling to refer to the baby at it or forget how many children they had