CYC 602 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jeffrey Moore, Infant Mortality, Sixties Scoop

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Child and Youth Care
• Course: CYC 602
• Professor: Kim Snow

Document Summary

Sparta: strength, if child is unfit he is killed. Greece: education focused, young children couldn"t learn and therefore weren"t important. Rome: family focused, economic as children were hiers, fresh; roman empire led to child exploitation, also awareness of children as vulnerable; christianity led to more compassion. Dark ages: family important as a source of labor, church tried to ban infanticide/marriage. Middle ages: no childhood, integrated with adults, seen as evil. Renaissance: young children sent away so the family could focus on business. 17th century (enlightenment): children as innocents, tabla rasa, segregation of children from adults, childhood based on classes (poor children considered adults after 14) Victorian era/industrial revolution: exploitation through labor, punishment, parents property. Late 19th/early 20th: child saving movement, compulsory education. Ww1 was children"s rights movement, ww2 brought more exploitation, mothers more independent, post war brought international human rights, 1960s-80s brought individual rights.