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Summary Childhood
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Brief document explaining the social construction of childhood and reasons why the experiences of childhood have changed
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ChildhoodChildhood is socially constructed
- No set experience of childhood
- There is no one definition of a child
- Childhood is experienced differently in different contexts/cultures
and time periods
Why have experiences of childhood changed?
- Shorter (1976) with the changes to romantic love as a reason to
marry rather than financial security we see children as special too
- Postman (1982) technological changes – with the printed work
becoming increasingly important it differentiated between adult
skills and acknowledged that children are different and need to learn
skills gradually
- Cunningham (2006) policies preventing children from being harmed
or their rights to education (Every child matters policy)
- Children are now an economic liability rather than an economic asset
- Chambers (2012) family size – less children and lower infant
mortality rate – more care time for children
- Donzelot (1977) expertise – more ‘expert knowledge’ available to
parents to do it ‘well’.
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