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6 Cards in this Set
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Jane Pilcher
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The most important feature of the modern idea of childhood is seperatness. Childhood is seen as a clear and distinct life stage and children in our society occuy a sperate status from adults.
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Stephen Wagg
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Childhood is universal.
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Ruth Benedict
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Argues that children in simple, non-industrial societies are generally treated differently from their modern countparts (chidhood not fixed and cannot be found universely) in 3 ways:
1) Respsonsiblity from an early age 2) Less value placed on obedience. (Raymond Flinch found that among Tikopia) 3) Children's sexual behaviour veiwed differently. (Trobriand Islanders) |
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Philippe Aries
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Argues that in the middle ages 'childhood did not exist'. Children were not seen as having a different 'nature' to adults.
Elements of the modern notion of chlidhood began to emerge from the 13th century onwards. - Schooling - Differences in childrens clothing - Handbooks on childrearing |
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Edward Shorter
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Argues that high death rates enouraged indifference and neglect, especially towards infants.
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Linda Pollock
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Critizises Aries, Pollock argues that it is is more correct to say that in the Middle Ages society simoply had a differnet notion of childhood from todays.
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