Childhood Studies Child Development

Question: Discuss about the Childhood Studiesfor Child Development. Answer: Introduction Archives are materials found in libraries or preserved content talking about different themes in the ancient times. There are different archives talking about the theme of childhood and the society that can significantly be used to compare with the childhood and society in the current age. The contemporary images of children that have been on advertisements and in televisions and films have been on the concepts of childhood in ways suggesting the specific relationships in the past. This paper highlights on two archives that reflect on the theme of Childhood and Society, reflecting upon the same theme in the current day. Understanding Childhood: an Introduction to Some Key Themes and Issues According to the article, Major historical studies have been a good source of the concepts regarding kids and childhood in the ancient times and in the current age. Most of the cases regarding the contemporary research on childhood are associated historical perspectives that has been elucidating and informing the present (Andersen, Taylor Logio, 2014). There issues of the western anxieties regarding kids in the current media time that can be explored by the resource history. The historical techniques from the archives are a reflection that childhood was re-conceptualized in the in the periods between the 19th century and the in the start of the WW1 (Mayne Howitt, 2015). Children are always a sign of innocence, purity and natural goodness that needs that is usually corrupted following the contact with the outside world. In another view, children are placed close to God following their spirituality that also places them closer to nature and all good things. Studies have been proclaim ing the need to protect children and their purity respected so they can be able to express themselves freely and creatively (Alsaud, 2015). The ideas about the children in England by the William Wordsworth have been to the notion that the child is the source of man. Major historical researchers have also been out suggesting that the childhood provides different sites for thinking about the self and locating the selfhood which is a means of developing and nurturing human inner parts (Murphy, 2013). Is Modern Society Ruining Childhood? According to the article, if a carefree childhood is considered a goal, then the western will be considered a failure and many people have suggested that the media is not assisting. The article notes that according to a trio of surveys, kids are more worried about the modern issues and they fear things that were never in any contextual youngsters vocabularies many years ago (Robert, 2009). The many incidences that children go through in the harsh reality of life shape their lives in ways that might interfere with their potential successful adulthood. Children have been exposed to various cruelties of the world including the early work and hardship, dangerous scenes of shooting on the streets and the cruelty of other natures. However, there have been various initiatives that have been dedicated to take the lives of the children from the streets and from the cruel realities of the world, nurture these youngsters and give them better adulthood. Various children centers and childrens hom es have been established to salvage the kids from the deadly exposures of the world and from the cruel scenarios on the streets (Hartas, 2011). The article mentions that the well-being of the children should be of top concern of a society and a god measure is in the question how safe do children feel and how happy and fulfilled do they feel? The article mentions that it is a surprise that many children in the current world are worried about their parents divorcing, a thing that was never in the past childhood. The latter has been considered to display the fact that the children today are the most affected victims in the difficulties in marriages today (Gutman, 2008). Link Between the Articles Both articles bring up the picture demonstrating the concerns with poor living and ill health that has been producing critical transitions in the financial and sentimental value of the kids (Desai, 2010). Within a short period, the position of the stable children has shifted from the one that supplements the wages of the families to that of the relatively passive member of the family in the economic terms that needed to be secured from the adult world suppressed by work and hardship (Bukatko Daehler, 2012). According to a contemporary US-based study elaborating the latter theme, it indicates that the contribution of the children to the families in the western contexts has been rendered economically worthless and also seen as emotionally priceless. A study by Zeliterz (1985) suggested that the value of children is hosted ion the abilities to construct meaning and fulfilling the life of their parents. According to the archives, bringing the nature of specialty in the context of children comes along with the need for cultural products and practices that have been setting apart from the adults. However, the literature on children has been rendered an unreliable source of the understanding of childhood. The literature on children has been creating a version of childhood that can be defined and fought over (Tomlinson, 2013). Most of the earliest books for the children were meant for the middle class and carried strong dyadic purposes that gave children the moral and religious education. In the recent ages, the writers on various articles on children have been supportive of the children creating alliances with children against the adults. The potency of the literature regarding the lies in the residual image of the childhood left behind, the decent world presumed to be safe and a wonderful world of actions (Herna?ndez-Campoy Conde-Silvestre, 2012). Conclusion In conclusion, it is evident that the contemporary images of children that have been on advertisements and in televisions and films have been on the concepts of childhood in ways suggesting the specific relationships in the past. It is never too late give assist and to salvage the youngsters the opportunity of a better childhood and brighter future. It agreeable with the studies proclaiming the need to protect children and their purity respected so they can be able to express themselves freely and creatively. Many studies have also proven the fact that many agencies have been established to secure better adulthoods for children. References Andersen, M. L., Taylor, H. F., Logio, K. A. (2014). Sociology: The essentials. 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