CHILDREN IN HISTORY
JEAN PIAGET'S THEORY
CHILD WELFARE MODELS
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES
100
How were children valued in the 18th-early 19th century?
Valued for economic contribution to family
100
What is the main use of Piaget's theory?
To outline the intellectual stages of a child's development and ability
100
When did sociologists start focusing on children?
1980s
100
What are two micro-level research methods?
Individual and group interviews and ethnography
200
Name one societal shift that led to less child labor being used.
Men wanted wages for their work, separation of gender roles, more technology in factories
200
What is the definition of object permanence?
It is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed
200
Name any of the important agents of socialization.
Family, peer groups, schools, media, religion
200
List all of the macro-level approaches.
Demographic studies, large-scale surveys, historical methods
300
Why were children valuable workers in factories?
Tiny hands and feet allowed them to work in cramped spaces
300
Which glass had more juice?
They both had the same
300
What is the functionalist model?
It emphasizes order and balance in society and stressed the importance of training children to fit into and contribute to that order
300
Name an ethical issue in researching children's lives.
Researcher needs parental consent as well as child's consent
400
How are children valued in the 21st century?
Emotional investment and attachment for the family
400
At what age does abstract thinking begin?
11 years old and onward
400
What is the conflict model?
It emphasizes socialization as a mechanism of social control leading to the social reproduction of inequalities
400
Describe "child-centered" research methods.
Researcher uses drawings, children as research assistants and informants, gives children cameras, use own children as research participants
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