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the modern idea of childhood is a clear and distinct stage of life,
emphasised by laws regulating what children can do and what
they cannot, as well as fashion, entertainment and toys, children
seen as vulnerable 'golden age' of happiness and innocence -
Answer>> Pilcher (1995)
childhood isn't natural and should be distinguished between from
mere biological immaturity, different cultures contruct or define
this process differently - Answer>> Wagg (1992)
children in simple non-industrial societies are generally treated
differently from their modern western counterparts - Answer>>
Benedict (1934)
studied childhood in rural Bolivia and found once children are
about five yrs old they are expected to take work responsibilities
in the home and community - Answer>> Punch (2001)
studied a Samoan village and found that 'too young' was never
given as an excuse for not permitting a child to undertake a
particular task - Answer>> Homles (1974)
found that among the Tikopia of the Western Pacific, doing as you
are told by adults is regarded as a concession to be granted by a
child, not a right to be expected by adults - Answer>> Firth
(1970)
, in Trobriand Islanders of the West Pacific, adults took an attitude
of 'tolerance and amused interest' towards children's sexual
explorations and activities - Answer>> Makinowski (1957)
in the Middle Ages the notion of childhood did not exist, the child
entered society on much the same terms as adults, the law made
no distinction between children and adults, in a 16th century
painting the children were simply on a smaller scale than the
adults - Answer>> Aries (1960)
high death rates encouraged indifference and neglect, especially
towards infants - Answer>> Shorter (1975)
the modern notion of childhood emerged due to schools
specialising in education for the young, a distinction in adults and
childrens clothing, and handbooks on raising children -
Answer>> Aries modern childhood
society simply had a different notion of childhood than today,
rather than having no existence at all - Answer>> Pollack
(1983)
laws restricting child labour and excluding children from paid
work, introduction of compulsory education, child protection and
welfare legislation, the growth of children's rights, declining family
size and lower infant mortality, children's development the subject
of medical knowledge, industrialisation - Answer>> reasons for
changes in childrens position
childhood is disappearing at a rapid speed, giving children the
same rights as adults due to tv breaking the literacy barrier
necessary in making the distinct line between adult and child
information - Answer>> Postman (1994)
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