Quiz 4

Question 1

cultural politics of childhood

Answer 1

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 in different societies at different times

Question 2

cultural relativism

Answer 2

the recognition that socities differ in their cultural attitudes and social phenomenoa and therefore no universal criteria can be applied to compare one cultural view to another. Cultures can therefore only be judged through reference to their own standards

Question 3

developmental psychology

Answer 3

the branch of psychology that has sought to define the staged and linear progession of childrens cognitive and moral development in relation to their chronological age

Question 4

disappearance or loss of childhood

Answer 4

the idea that the differences between children and adults are becoming less pronounced and that this is creating problems for children