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Constructs of Childhood Assignment PDF

   

Added on  2021-04-21

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Running head: CONSTRUCTS OF CHILDHOODCONSTRUCTS OF CHILDHOODName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note

1CONSTRUCTS OF CHILDHOODPART A: Five Constructions of ChildhoodThe child as InnocentA scene from a popular movie “Baby’s Day Out” (1994) where the child is seen happy withinthe care of an adult ("Baby's day out (1994) - ending!! HD", 2018) Children are considered distinct from adults who are responsible for taking care of them.This is the construct where the child is depicted as innocent. The innocent child is pure andoblivious of the outside world. The child is also vulnerable and not capable to do things on his orher own. The innocent child constantly requires adult care and supervision. The Commodified child“Childhood is commodified, a situation not everybody seems happy with. Due to increasingexposure with violence and sexual activities, for example in children's games, children seem tolose the chance to berealchildren”(Vanobbergen, 2004).Bruno Vanobbergen has stated the above lines where he described the lost innocence ofchildhood in the growing capitalist society. The author refers to the rising exploitation onchildren as commodities through introduction of video games and advertisements that are

2CONSTRUCTS OF CHILDHOODdirected towards children. According to Sorin and Galloway (2006), the later years of 20thcentury and the initial years of the 21st century witnessed children being used as commodity.Adults “consume” the commodified child for pleasure and satisfaction, state the authors.The Agentic childChildren engaged in constructive work with adults (Files.acecqa.gov.au, 2018)According to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) introduced in Australia forearly education, children have the ability to contribute equally to the world. they are no differentthan adults in identifying and realizing the surroundings and its requirements. These childrencome under the Agentic Child category, which Sorin and Galloway (2006) describe as proficientnegotiators who interact with others to replicate features of their culture. the agentic child growsand learns along with the adult.

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