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Pilcher

A

1995

Childhood is marked by separatedness - children and adults are different

Innocent, need protection, special treatment

2
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Benedict

A

1934

Other countries do not separate adults and children

Sexual behaviour between children seen as harmless

Children have responsibilities like work

3
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Aries

A

1960

Looked at paintings from C10-13th

Spread of education from C13th separates children and adults with knowledge

4
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De Mause

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1974

Children were neglected and abused in past, now protected by laws

Have specialist products and developmental toys

5
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Firestone and Holt

A

1979

Child liberationists

Adults control children’s time, space, bodies, access to resources

6
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Gittens

A

1998

Age patriarchy

Oppression of children prepares them for hierarchal future

Adults make up rules just to show power

7
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Postman

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1994

Childhood is disappearing - media and internet gives children access to adult domain of information

TV takes away innocence

8
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Opie

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1993

Child subcultures still exist

Songs, pretend games, playing out

9
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Palmer

A

2006

Contemporary childhood is toxic - marked with junk food, computer games, TV ads, sexualisation

10
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Hockney and James

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2003

Children act up to resist oppression

Exaggerate their age

11
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Katz

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Sudanese children roam more freely

12
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Woodroffe

A

1993

Kids of unskilled manual workers 4x more likely to have hyperactivity disorders

13
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Howard

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2001

Poor family = more long term illness, lower attainment, shorter in height, higher IMR, more likely to be on CPR

14
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Brannen

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1994

Asian parents stricter with daughters

15
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Mayer Hillman

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1993

Boys more likely to be allowed out in dark

Allowed to cross roads

Girls usually in domestic labour roles, especially in lone parent households

16
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Johnson

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Fulani of West Africa

4 year old girls look after younger siblings

By 6 girls are fetching water and helping to sell and produce milk/butter

17
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Shorter

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1975

March of progress

Society has a functional need for better educated citizens and a lower IMR

18
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Donzelot

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1977

C19th - growth in medical interest in childhood development led to idea of children needing supervision and protection

19
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Cawson et al (NSPCC)

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2000

16% of children have been sexually abused

25% have experienced physical violence