TOPIC12: role and relationships Between Parents And Children Flashcards
Studies for relationships between parents and children changing
Extension of childhood and the emergence of modern childhood: child-centredness
Studies under extension of childhood ?
- Separation from adult world (few adult legal rights)
- extension of education
- concern about children: paranoid parents
What is the extension of childhood ?
Working class Children no longer seen as extra worker for parents to help and richer families sons inherit titles and property no children need to loved and protected has emerged
Extension of childhood
Separation from adult world (few full adult legal rights)
How are children separated from adult world ?
- children are separated from adult world
- cannot have sex until 16
- cannot vote or marry until 18
Extension of childhood
Separation from adult world (few full adult legal right)
How does few legal adult rights affect children ?
Children are all restricted
Extension of childhood
Extension of education
How does Heath:kipper say ?
- school leaving age has increased from 16 to 18
- so children continue to live with parents despite finishing education to save money or be economically dependent on parents
- due to increase rent and house prices
- so adult kids
Extension of childhood
Frank Furedi: paranoid parents
Good parents protecting children from danger e.g peodophilia, bullies because they have become paranoid
Extension of childhood
Frank Furedi: paranoid parents , what does he say about risk of harm to to children
Has been exaggerated and protection is unhealthy because children are shepherded from place to place because of anxiousness
Extension of childhood
Frank Furedi: paranoid parents
Due to risk of harm, how are children experience to adventures treated
Closed off from adventures e.g going on trips, so aspect of kids lives is undermined
What is the emergence of modern childhood: child centredness
Families become more child centred and families revolve around children’s needs
Studies for emergence of modern childhood: child-centerdness
- Smaller families
- child experts
- children as consumers
Emergence of modern childhood: child-centeredness
Due to smaller families what does this mean for children
More love , attention and money can be spent on individual child
Emergence of modern childhood: child-centeredness
According to smaller families, how were children seen in the 19th century
Children seen as an economic asset by working class parents to go out and bring money by working to provide for family
Emergence of modern childhood: child-centeredness
According toy Smaller families how are children seen as now ?
Children now spend time in school and seen as a financial burden since they do not do paid work so financially dependent so have few children to love, and pay attention too
Emergence of modern childhood: child-centeredness
Child experts, since the 19th century what have experts said about children
Experts have put scientific theory on how children should be brought up so no longer naturally developing into adults but having special needs parents must learn
Emergence of modern childhood: child-centeredness
Child experts, what have parents now turned to as experts
Parents are turning to books to raise up kids and the programme to help them e.g Super Nanny
Emergence of modern childhood: child-centeredness
Children as consumers
What has big businesses created for children ?
Creates a consumer market targeted at children
Emergence of modern childhood: child-centeredness
Children as consumers
Examples of ways children consume products targeted at children ?
By toys, games, food,clothes and leisure activities aimed at children to become important
Emergence of modern childhood: child-centeredness
Children as consumers,
What do children that has made them a big role in families spending
Pester power- to encourage parents to buy for them
Studies for relationship between parent and children are NOT changing
- Age patriarchy
- Limited role of fathers
- Lockdown, mother and home schooling
Age patriarchy
What is age patriarchy ?
Adult domination and child dependency in the family so children far from equal with parents
Age patriarchy
Ways adults are more powerful than children and young people
- children are financially dependent : cannot work full time until 16 and laws give parents authority over children
- children do not have full adult right e.g marriage, sex, driving
Limited role of fathers
What ways fathers roles limited ?
- Due to divorce father lose contact with children so cannot spend time on parenting
- fathers work long hours
Lockdown, mothers and home schooling
What does it say happened during covid 19
- Gender divine were women to make jobs fit around childcare and home schooling
- women more concerned than men over children education and schooling
