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Who argues that childhood disappearing an what does his sociologists say ? |
Postman argues that childhood is disappearing at a dazzling speed The distinction between children and adults is blurring Childhood and adult hood will no longer be a separate liger stage |
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What examples and reasons does he give to support this ? |
He argues that there is a growing simulators between adult and children clothing
Growing similarity in adult and children leisure activities
Cases of children committing adult crimes |
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What is the main reason for childhood disappearing? And why |
The development of mass media and fall in print culture
Television blurs the distinction between children and adults by destroying information hierarchy Media has led children to view images of sex and violence which was previously inaccessible to children
The boundary between adults and children is broken down and children's ignorance and innocence is replaced with knowledge and cynicism |
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Give evidence to support that childhood is disappearing ? |
Madhe survey found that there was and anxiety of children growing up too quickly 78% of parents questioned agreed hay children were growing up to fast and 65% of white children thought they were growing up too fast and 56% of children of different ethnic backgrounds |
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Who disagrees with this view and why |
Jenna disagrees with this to an extent as society still imposes rules on many aspects of childhood and children are highly regulated and restricted by legal constraints monitoring their sexuality , education , alcohol consumption etc |
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What does childhood is toxic mean |
Childhood has become a poisonous life stage as it has become toxic |
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What is the reason for childhood becoming toxic? |
Due to rapid technological and cultural changes over the past 25 years which have damages children physically,emotionally, and intellectually consequently the innocence of children has been lost |
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Give examples |
Growing similarity in adult and children clothing
Children's exposure to sex and violence |
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What other sociologists support this view? |
Postman argues that due to childhood being toxic it is now disappearing |
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What evidence supports this |
In a national survey of parents attitudes (madge 2006) nearly half of the the parents were per protective of their children and 3/4 of children thought that their parents were to over protective |
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Who criticises this and why do they say ? |
Sarah Warwack believes that childhood is not toxic overall but rather depends on social scale , those who live in the higher end of he social axial will experience a less toxic childhood |
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What does childhood is centred mean? |
The needs of children come first For example parents are investing more time and money in their children |
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Give reasons for this ? |
Laws which protect children eg children's act/protected by laws from child labour and abuse/compulsory schooling / Roseau enlightenment that children are innocent and should be treated with care |
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What evidence is there to support this? |
One estimate shows that parents spend an estimate of 186,000 by the child's 21st bday |
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Why is childhood less child centred , who argues this? |
Gat tells study found that the family is less child centred than previously as mothers are more career orientated
Palmer argues that society and the family are less child centred as childhood is now toxic |
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What does childhood is commercialised mean? |
Toys and products directly targeted at children to teach them what childhood is meant to be like |
