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- 1Sue Palmer contemporary commentator on childhood in crisis battery reared or free range modern child is under scrutiny pressure to do well academically ~ lack of play and space are part of problem technological changes over last 25 yrs had impact on modern life produced a toxic cocktail that is damaging to social, emotional, cognitive devkey part of toxic cocktail are children wanting stuff all the time ~ consumerism
children associate happiness with the 'stuff' and desires and nature of consumption patterns
distorts idea of what happiness is and how it can be achieved - 2Frank Furedi believes crisis is found in families media text and other asserts feelings of anxiety leaves parents feeling unstable and lacking in confidence feel out of control and fearful at times paranoid parenting for safety of childend up with little or no interaction with society
blames lack of adult solidarity parents feel unable to intervene afraid of being accused of wrong doing
adults no longer see themselves as having duty of care to all children ~ suggest maybe partly due to children exploiting power over adult insecurities
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- Flashcards on Theorists, created by Sally Cavaglieri on 16/09/2013.
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