Lesson 2 - Social Construction Of Childhood

Question 1

Jane Pilcher - childhood separateness

Answer 1

• childhood seen as a distinct life stage with separate status from adults
  -this is emphasised through things like laws e.g smoking and drinking age restrictions

Question 2

Childhood and industrialisation

Answer 2

-W/C attitudes stayed same, children worked
-M/C attitudes started to change as infant mortality rate started to fall
-mid 19th century - adults become concerned with children begging and prostitution. Children banned from factory and mine work

Question 3

What are reasons for changes in childhood?

Answer 3

-smaller family size
-laws on labour
-lower infant mortality rate
-the children act
-compulsory schooling 1880