AS Sociology: Unit 1: Families and Households: Childhood.

AS Sociology: Unit 1: Families and Households: Childhood.

1. Socially constructed: childhood is created by social process, rather than naturally ocuring.

2. Aries 1962: Historical changes in childhood

   • 10th-13th Century: Childhood is non existent. They have the same needs as adults.
     • 10th-16th Century: The emergence of the 'modern child'. Working class still involved child labour.
       • 17th Century: Children and adults have different clothing styles.
         • 18th Century: Handbooks on childbearing. Children centre of family life.
           • 20th Centruy: 'The century of the children.
   • A02: Pollack argues that Aries' work is flawed. Childhood has always been around. Looks at diaries written between 16th and 20th century, Evidence to suggest that childhood does exist.
   • A02: Cunningham examined Renaissance Art, children were innocents, meaning childhood did exist in these times.

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