Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Devadasi, Internet Safety, Malnutrition
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The evolution of childhood": examples from the shop floor: other models of childhood, health, and risk, girl, woman, lover, mother , homelessness, poverty, and risks to health . What is a child: making clear-cut distinctions between children and adults is relatively new, directly linked with the industrial revolution and modern education systems. The voyage of life childhood-thomas cole (19th century) Another reality: children and childhood in the 1800s (uk) The importance of urban development, overcrowded cities, poor sanitation. The role of the industrial revolution: many children were part of the labor force and worked in factories or mines. Their economic contribution to their families was critical. Time of transition in the understanding of children, not just miniature adults. Began to be seen as social, moral and legal responsibility of the state. Kids very involved, small enough to fit into the machines to fix them, and to run them.