YEAR 12 UNIT 4.6

1. 1Which sociologist suggested that what children experience today as childhood is a recent social construction?

   1. APhilippe Aries
   2. BAnne Oakley
   3. CClarke
   4. DTalcott Parsons
2. 2In what time period did Clarke state that the idea of childhood was 'invented'?

   1. APrior to the 1600's
   2. BBetween 1600's and the 20th century
   3. CBeginning of the 20th century
3. 3At what age did Aries say that children stopped being physically dependant on their parents?

   1. A12 years old
   2. B4 years old
   3. C7 years old
   4. D10 years old
4. 4How did Aries say children over the age of 7 were treated in medieval societies?

   1. APre-adolescents
   2. BPost-children
   3. CMiniature adults
   4. DYoung adults
5. 5What did he give as a reason for them being treated as miniature adults?

   1. APeople expected them to act like adults.
   2. BChildren were not seen as important in medieval societies.
   3. CThe concept of age in medieval times was different to what it is now.
6. 6Aries based his research of medieval children on paintings and their representation of children?

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
7. 7Aries said that medieval childhood began to resemble today's version of childhood towards the end of the 17th century.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
8. 8One of the main reasons given by Aries for this was that there was a steady decrease in infant mortality rate, meaning children were more likely to actually survive childhood.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
9. 9According to Clarke's idea of the middle class family ideology, which family member organised the 'proper' upbringing of the child?

   1. AA strong mother
   2. BThe grandparents
   3. CA strong father
   4. DThe child
10. 10What type of data did Aries get from using paintings for research?

    1. AQuantitative
    2. BQualitative

11. 11What was one of Pollock's main criticisms of Aries?

    1. AThey may be unrepresentative of medieval societies as nearly all paintings were commissioned by the wealthy elites and their approach to childhood may be different to the approach of the wider society.
    2. BAries makes the mistake of being ethnocentric and applying modern standards to past societies.
12. 12What was Wilson's main criticism of Aries's work?

    1. AThere is no focus on the relationship between the parent and the children in the images.
    2. BAries makes the mistake of being ethnocentric and applying modern standards to past societies.
13. 13Industrialisation had a radical effect on the way that working class children were treated?

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
14. 14During the industrial period children were seen as economic necessities by their parents, in order to stave off poverty.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
15. 15When was the Factory Act, preventing children working in mines and certain types of mill and factory, passed?

    1. AEarly 19th century
    2. BMid 19th century
    3. CEarly 20th century
16. 16Thomas Barnardo opened up his first children's home in 1889?

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
17. 17The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) was set up in what year?

    1. A1867
    2. B1858
    3. C1889
18. 18What was Cunningham's (2006) major features of the child centred society?

    1. AChildhood as the opposite of adulthood - children viewed as innocent, vulnerable and dependant on adults.
    2. BChildhood is associated with certain rights - for example to right to be happy and the right to be safe and healthy.
    3. CThe social worlds of adults and children are physically and symbolically separated... for example, children occupy places in schools and the home and are excluded from adult spaces, such as the workplace and public houses.
    4. DAll three.
19. 19The state takes responsibility for the emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual development of a child, so it grows up to be a law-abiding citizen. What role did Chambers say that the state had taken on because of this?

    1. AThe 'good cop'
    2. BThe 'good parent'
    3. CThe 'bad parent'

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