SOCIOLOGICAL POINTS
by Nicola Nelson
1. childhood as a social construct
1.1. childhood through the ages
1.2. globalisation of western notion
1.3. cross-cultural differences
2. Social Class
2.1. Financial Opportunities
2.2. Education
3. Gender Roles
3.1. media impact
3.2. societal views
4. Change in Position of Children
4.1. Laws restricting child labour
4.2. Compulsory schooling
4.3. Child Protection and Welfare Legislation
4.4. United Nations Convention - Rights of Child 1989
4.5. Childrens Development became subject of medical knowledge - Donzelot 1977
4.6. Lower Infant Mortality Rate and Declining Family size
4.7. Industrialisation
