Childhood (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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Which view takes a pessimistic stance on modern childhood?
Which view takes a pessimistic stance on modern childhood?
Conflict view
What is Gittins' concept of 'age patriarchy'?
What is Gittins' concept of 'age patriarchy'?
Adult control via financial dependence
What do Marxists argue the education system teaches children?
What do Marxists argue the education system teaches children?
Compliance and submission
By what % have road traffic fatalities involving children decreased in England and Wales?
By what % have road traffic fatalities involving children decreased in England and Wales?
75%
Who proposed the 'disappearing childhood' theory in 1982?
Who proposed the 'disappearing childhood' theory in 1982?
Neil Postman
What % of children aged 8-17 were 'flourishing' in the 2013 Good Childhood Report?
What % of children aged 8-17 were 'flourishing' in the 2013 Good Childhood Report?
80%
In which year was the Child Support Act passed?
In which year was the Child Support Act passed?
1991
Who introduced the concept of 'toxic childhood' in 2007?
Who introduced the concept of 'toxic childhood' in 2007?
Sue Palmer
Where did UK children rank for wellbeing among 21 developed countries in UNICEF studies?
Where did UK children rank for wellbeing among 21 developed countries in UNICEF studies?
21st
Approximately how many children experience sexual abuse according to conflict view evidence?
Approximately how many children experience sexual abuse according to conflict view evidence?
1 in 20
When was the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child established?
When was the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child established?
1991
What % of children are classified as 'struggling' in the Good Childhood Report?
What % of children are classified as 'struggling' in the Good Childhood Report?
10%
What did Donzelot (1997) argue represents a new form of social control?
What did Donzelot (1997) argue represents a new form of social control?
State surveillance of families