The future of childhood

Question 1

Postman

Answer 1

Childhood as we know is changing rapidly

• children given same rights as adults
• The blurring of child and adult culture
• criminality within children of severe crimes

Question 2

EVAL - Opie

Answer 2

Childhood is not disappearing but changing. There is still evidence that childhood exists

Question 3

Palmer

Answer 3

Childhood has become damaging to the emotional, physical and psychological of young people.
Due to:
- unhealthy food
- poor sleep patterns
- little time to interact with family
- lack of time in outside environment

Question 4

EVAL - of Palmer

Answer 4

Only looks at western ideas of childhood and cannot be applied to developing nations