SOCIOL 2U06 Lecture Notes - Toilet Training, Tabula Rasa, Parenting
28 Apr 2013
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Toilet training socio say its not bio but social construction: diff ideas about when child is ready like age. When child can be independent from parent. Recently kids are seen as more innocent and need for care. Kids are blank slate and need to develop them. Seen as innocent and need for care from mothers. Earlier centuries were immersed into adulthood sooner, dressed the same, worked and childhood was not a unique time, weren"t shielded. Child hood is not prolonged and are more depended on parents. Social reformers lead by union activists and first wave feminist fought for child labour laws. Psych was expanding geared to moms (1900s) influences by meds and focused on infant mortality due to safety, lack of vaccinations, inadequate infrastructure and healthcare. Focused on advice given to moms about hygiene, domestic labour was extensive, advised women for toilet training, tight and ridged schedules of children, and force them to play independently.
