quiz 2 Flashcards
child-friendly
a description applied primarily to policy initiatives that claim to take into account children’s interests
childhood
the early parts of the life-course; the institutional arrangements that separate children from adults and the structural space created by these arrangements that is occupied by children.
childhood studies
the interdisciplinary study of the early life-course that is legally recognized and socially (as well as, in part, scientifically) defined as childhood, as distinct from adulthood
children as consumers
the act of consuming; the actions of children as consumers
children as researchers
children who carry out their own research on children and young people
children’s voices
in the context of research and public policy, calls for children’s voices to be heard refers to the process of allowing children to articulate their views on matters that concern them
citizenship
a status that is given to members of a community who share those rights, responsibilities, duties and adopt those social practices that are intrinsic to belonging to and being a responsible member of that community and who, in return, share in the resources that are distributed within that community
competence
the ability, capacity or qualification to perform a task, fulfill a function or to meet the requirements of a role to an acceptable standard
cultural politics of childhood
the cultural politics of childhood refers to the combination of national and therefore cultural contexts, social practices and political processes through which childhood is uniquely constructed different societies at different times
different representations of childhood
cultural relativism
the recognition that societies differ in their cultural attitudes to social phenomena and therefore no universal criteria can be applied to compare one cultural view with another. Cultures can therefore only be judged through reference to their own standards.
cultural relativism
the practice of judging a culture by its own standards
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