Childhood Studies
Name Year Theory
Palmer 2006 book: Toxic Palmer argues rapid changes and developm
Childhood: How the technology has damaged children emotion
physically and damaged their intellectual
Modern World is
development. (Junk food, computer games
Damaging Our
Children and What We Concerns have also been expressed about
Can Do About It‘. peoples health and behaviour. For example
in the UK have above average rate for obe
harm and drug abuse.
Postman 1994 book: 'The Postman argues that childhood is disappea
Disappearance of dazzling speed. He points out how childhoo
changed due to the growing popularity of t
Childhood'
television culture. For example, Postman a
that television culture has blurred the boun
between childhood and adulthood.
He says the information hierarchy has bee
destroyed as now children have access to
information that would usually only be acc
adults, this information includes things abo
money and drugs etc. Thus, childhood as a
has declined
Ariès 1960 book: 'Centuries Aires said childhood did not exist in the 10
of Childhood: A Social 13th centuries. In middle ages, children we
seen as having different nature or needs th
History of Family Life'
adults. Childhood was seen as a separate
stage, and was seen as small. Soon after,
had entered wider society, beginning work
having responsibilities. As a result, childre
seen as 'mini adults'. (Same rights, skills a
as adults). For example the law made no d
between adults and children.
Aires used pieces of art from that time per
this work of art, children are seen 'without
characteristics of childhood'. Paintings sho
children and adults dressing the same, wo
playing together
Aires said the modern cult of childhood ha
from the 13th century onwards. Schools ca
educate the young. Churches saw children
'fragile'. There was a growing distinction b
children and adult clothing. By the 18th ce
hardbooks on childrearing were widely ava
showing child centeredness.
Aires argues that we have moved from a w
did not see childhood as special, to a world
Name Year Theory
Palmer 2006 book: Toxic Palmer argues rapid changes and developm
Childhood: How the technology has damaged children emotion
physically and damaged their intellectual
Modern World is
development. (Junk food, computer games
Damaging Our
Children and What We Concerns have also been expressed about
Can Do About It‘. peoples health and behaviour. For example
in the UK have above average rate for obe
harm and drug abuse.
Postman 1994 book: 'The Postman argues that childhood is disappea
Disappearance of dazzling speed. He points out how childhoo
changed due to the growing popularity of t
Childhood'
television culture. For example, Postman a
that television culture has blurred the boun
between childhood and adulthood.
He says the information hierarchy has bee
destroyed as now children have access to
information that would usually only be acc
adults, this information includes things abo
money and drugs etc. Thus, childhood as a
has declined
Ariès 1960 book: 'Centuries Aires said childhood did not exist in the 10
of Childhood: A Social 13th centuries. In middle ages, children we
seen as having different nature or needs th
History of Family Life'
adults. Childhood was seen as a separate
stage, and was seen as small. Soon after,
had entered wider society, beginning work
having responsibilities. As a result, childre
seen as 'mini adults'. (Same rights, skills a
as adults). For example the law made no d
between adults and children.
Aires used pieces of art from that time per
this work of art, children are seen 'without
characteristics of childhood'. Paintings sho
children and adults dressing the same, wo
playing together
Aires said the modern cult of childhood ha
from the 13th century onwards. Schools ca
educate the young. Churches saw children
'fragile'. There was a growing distinction b
children and adult clothing. By the 18th ce
hardbooks on childrearing were widely ava
showing child centeredness.
Aires argues that we have moved from a w
did not see childhood as special, to a world
