Childhood

Childhood

Aries (1979)
1. childhood is a social construct
2. miniature adults - treated equally to adults
  1. not perceived to be different
    1. named 'children' instead of 'babies'
3. created life stage as response to socio-economical things during revolution
  1. reinforced by compulsory state schooling
Morrow (2011)
1. adults constructed different world for children
  1. provide and support
    1. schools and other benefits
2. children understood as learners
Watts (1973)
1. child is a "candidate for humanity"
  1. child is conditioned
  2. adults prepare the child's life
Scruton (1997)
1. social perception
  1. innocent, naive, vulnerable, ignorant, undisciplined
2. social constraint
  1. adults say what children can/cannot do
    1. safe from harm
3. social oppression
  1. childhood experiences reconstructed by adults
    1. power = responsiblitiy
    2. control = care
    3. regulatoion = protection
Childhood Theory
1. when children step outside 'normal' perceptions of childhood, chaos erupts
Adults' role
1. keep order through power
2. define boundaries
3. construct child's life
  1. children dependent on what they need
4. direct children to obey
5. oppress to limit space
Gender
1. seems natural due to constant interaction with it
  1. children's cartoons - words match visuals
    1. Bob the Builder
      1. less female representation
    2. Winx Club
      1. sexualisation
    3. gender stereotypes
2. Barbie/Ken dolls
  1. unrealistic physical apearance
    1. obsession with changing clothes
      1. lifestyle

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