Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Phossy Jaw, Bsc Young Boys, Mines And Collieries Act 1842

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2700A/B
• Professor: Treena Orchard

Document Summary

Health issues in childhood and adolescence part 2. The evolution of childhood": examples from the shop floor. Other models of childhood, health, and risk. Making clear-cut distinctions between children and adults is relatively new: directly linked with the industrial revolution and modern education systems. There are many models of childhood, but some of the key features include: innocence, dependence, a golden age , asexuality, biological immaturity, and something to be protected. The fact that children are very different from adults is sort of a new phenomenon. Children are not supposed to be sexual, but in the article it is part of some of their lives. The child was help up as being very special, seen as something that needs to be protected. There"s a different between theories and the everyday lives of children. The importance of urban development: overcrowded cities, poor sanitation.