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childhood as a 'golden age'
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What is childhood seen as?
as a
golden age
of
happiness
and
innocence
this
innocence
means that children are seen as
vulnerable
and in
need
of
protection
from
dangers of
adult
world
How can children be separated from the dangers of the adult world?
adults
providing for them
adults
protecting
them from
outside world
. EG) they don't work, they play or instead of letting them go outside on their own. Instead parents take them
Although, this view of
childhood
is not found in all
societies
. Not
universal
What is the globalisation of western childhood in terms of childhood as a golden age?
sociologists argue
western notions
of
childhood
are being
globalised
international humanitarian
and
welfare
agencies have
exported
and been
imposed
on the rest of the
world
What are some western norms of what a childhood should?
a
separate
life
stage
based in a
nuclear family
where they
attend school
and earn an
education
children are
vulnerable
and
innocent