Variation in childhood

• Staltham and Owens


  Black and duals heritage children more likely to be in care than white or Asian
• Hillman et al


  Parents give more freedom to boys than girls in local area
• Brannen 


  Asian families are stricter with daughters than sons
• Broke 


  Girls do more chores than boys, true in lone parent households
• Wagg 


  Construction of childhood varies historically and culturally, children not always seen as vunerable
• Katz


  Children in less industrialised areas are treated differently to West societies