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    - Childhood is socially constructed and differs across place and time. The example of "tweens" illustrates differences between Western and other countries' views of childhood. - Key terms related to the sociological understandings of childhood include social construction, economic asset/burden, infant mortality rate, cross-cultural, and age patriarchy. - Historian Philippe Aries argued that the concept of childhood did not exist in medieval Europe based on documents, but critics note some laws protected children even then. The modern concept of childhood emerged with compulsory education and banning child labor in factories in the 19th century.

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    - Childhood is socially constructed and differs across place and time. The example of "tweens" illustrates differences between Western and other countries' views of childhood. - Key terms related to the sociological understandings of childhood include social construction, economic asset/burden, infant mortality rate, cross-cultural, and age patriarchy. - Historian Philippe Aries argued that the concept of childhood did not exist in medieval Europe based on documents, but critics note some laws protected children even then. The modern concept of childhood emerged with compulsory education and banning child labor in factories in the 19th century.

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    - Childhood is socially constructed and differs across place and time. The example of "tweens" illustrates differences between Western and other countries' views of childhood. - Key terms related to the sociological understandings of childhood include social construction, economic asset/burden, infant mortality rate, cross-cultural, and age patriarchy. - Historian Philippe Aries argued that the concept of childhood did not exist in medieval Europe based on documents, but critics note some laws protected children even then. The modern concept of childhood emerged with compulsory education and banning child labor in factories in the 19th century.

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    Childhood is a social construction


    It differs from place to place and time to time

    There are social differences in childhood The example of Tweens illustrates how childhood differs in the Western countries to other countries

    Homework!
    Please can you:
    Hand in your work Make sure your name is on it

    Learning Objectives
    Recap last lesson Introduce sociological understandings of childhood in the past Look at sociological understandings of the modern concept of childhood

    Key Terms
    Childhood Child Centred Social Construction Economic asset Economic burden/liability Infant mortality rate March of progress view Cross-cultural Disappearance of childhood Social blurring Age patriarchy

    Brief History of Childhood


    Centuries of Childhood (1962) Philippe Aries
    The concept of childhood did not exist in medieval Europe Based on contemporary letters, diaries and other documents as well as the way children were depicted at the time Weaned little adults and treated as such Worked alongside adults Behaved like adults in many ways

    Why might there be problems in using evidence such as paintings and diaries to understand life?

    Modern Childhood
    Developed from the separation of children from the work of adults Began in the 16th C upper classes sent their children to schools to be educated Industrial revolution child labour 19th C factory acts banned employment of children in mines and factories End of 19th C elementary state education became compulsory in European countries

    Modern Childhood
    Children now had a separate legal status Accompanied by development of adults specialising in children Aries
    Our world is obsessed with the physical, moral and sexual problems of childhood

    Children have different needs

    Evaluation
    Criticised for overstating his case There were laws in medieval Europe e.g.
    Prohibition of the marriage of children under 12

    Many historians agree with this view, however.

    HOMEWORK!
    Ask 3 generations about their experience of being a child
    What sort of questions could you ask? This should be in the form of a questionnaire Think about questions that will gain interesting answers
    E.g. how much pocket money did you get as a child

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