The Socialisation Of Children

Question 1

what is ‘social construction of childhood’?

Answer 1

where childhood is something that is created and defined by society, it is not a universal concept. Childhood and position is not fixed but differs between different times, place and cultures.

Question 2

In the golden age of childhood, what is childhood meant to be for us in experience?

Answer 2

the best years of our lives.

Question 3

What can we find in western cultures of childhood?

Answer 3

the notion of childhood being a ‘golden age’ of happiness and innocence

Question 4

What is the march of progress view of childhood?

Answer 4

Childhood has significantly improved but there is still somewhere to go to improve equality. for example healthcare has improved leading to less infant mortality and their is now compulsory education

Question 5

Name at least 2 legislations that have helped childhood improve

Answer 5

Protection of child Act 1999 chapter 14, United nations convention on the rights of the child 1989, The equality Act 2010, Child abuse and prevention Act 1974

Question 6

How has childhood improved over time, what are the 5 main differences?

Answer 6

Compulsory education, Restrictions on labour, Improvements in healthcare, Legislation, Smaller family sizes

Question 7

what effects may child marriages have on children in cross cultural childhoods?

Answer 7

1. reduces education
   2.life may be at risk
2. limited opportunities
   for example, 700 million women worldwide were married as children so it is a big issue.

Question 8

How are western children protected from child marriages?

Answer 8

1. social services

2. the need of parental permission

Question 9

what effects may child labour have on children in cross cultural childhoods?

Answer 9

1. The work they have is dangerous
2. Limited access to education
3. Families are unable to ‘flourish’
   for example, 10% of the worlds children are forced to work, whether its money for the family etc..

Question 10

How are western children protected from child labour?

Answer 10

1. Legislation against child labour
2. Certain amount of hours they are allowed to work
3. National Insurance number (get it at 15 and 9 months)

Question 11

what effects may Child soldiers have on children in cross cultural childhoods?

Answer 11

1. Forced into sacrificing their life
2. Vulnerable to sexual violence
3. Raised on violence and killing
4. Displaced from family contact
   for example, some children under 10 have to fight so their life is always at risk for no hope in the future.

Question 12

How are western children protected from becoming child soldiers?

Answer 12

1. Compulsory education

2. Legislation

Question 13

what effects may high infant mortality have on children in cross cultural childhoods?

Answer 13

1. Babies don’t get to experience childhood

for example, 1 million babies die on their birth day every year

Question 14

How are western children protected from high infant mortality?

Answer 14

1. Advanced medication
2. NHS
3. Post natal checks

Question 15

what are some of the key terms of the march of progress view of childhood?

Answer 15

1. compulsory education
2. protection
3. separation
4. improvement
5. golden notion
6. golden age of childhood
7. legislation

Question 16

Who are the key thinkers of the march of progress view of childhood?

Answer 16

Phillipe Aries
Edward Shorter
Jane Pilcher

Question 17

What are the kind of things argued in the conflict view of childhood?

Answer 17

parents having control over children life, age patriarchy etc

Question 18

What are some of the key terms of the conflict view of childhood?

Answer 18

1. inequality
2. domination
3. unimproved
4. subordination
5. power + health
6. social class
7. age patriarchy
8. control over 4 things of childhood (space time bodies resources)

Question 19

Who are the key thinkers of the conflict view of childhood?

Answer 19

Sue Palmer

Firestone + Holt

Question 20

what are the 4 main topics for childhood?

Answer 20

Modern western view of childhood, Cross cultural differences in childhood, historical differences in childhood and reasons for changes in the position of children.