Child-centredness refers to focusing on the needs and interests of children. Age patriarchy is the belief that older generations should have power and authority over younger ones. Neil Postman is the sociologist who believes childhood is disappearing. Some ways childhood and adulthood have blurred are children taking on adult responsibilities and behaviors at younger ages. Childhood has become specially protected through laws against child labor and abuse. Changes since industrialization include children having less economic value to families, more access to education, and ideas about childhood innocence and need for protection emerging. Childhood may not always be protected if some children face poverty, abuse, or limited access to education and health care. Sue Palmer was likely referring to marketing and commercialization when she

2. What is age patriarchy? (2 marks)

3. What is the name of the sociologist who believes childhood is disappearing?

4. Barry Doorman

5. Samuel Fireman

6. Neil Postman (2 mark question)

7. Suggest two ways in which the difference between childhood and adulthood may have become blurred. (4 marks)

8. Suggest two ways in which childhood has become a specially protected and privileged time of life. (4 marks)

9. Identify three reasons for the changes in the position of children since industrialisation. (6 marks)

10. Suggest three ways in which childhood may not be a specially protected and privileged time of life. (6 marks)

11. What was Sue Palmer talking about when she said that childhood was toxic? (2 marks)

12. What is meant by the globalisation of Western childhood? (2 marks)

13. The idea that the position of children has gradually improved over the past 200 years is known as the: (2 marks) A01

14. The Marxist view

15. The march of progress view

16. The march of penguins view

17. Identify and explain two criticisms of Postman’s of ‘disappearance thesis.’ (8 marks) A02

18. Identify and explain two criticism of the March of Progress view. (8 marks) A02