Childcentredness

• childhood now socially constructed (given different meanings across different societies) where childhood is a uniquely important period in a persons life
• Childhood being socially constructed has led to a shift from quantity of children to quality so fewer children have more attention and resources
• As a result birth rates have dropped dramatically except for a rise in early 2000s due to a rise of immigration . Births from non British women account for 28% of all births in 2018