HUMA 1970 Study Guide - Middle Ages, Heterosexism, Heterosexuality

• School: York University
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUMA 1970
• Professor: Krys Verrall

Document Summary

Henry jenkins- the innocent child and other modern myths. Term: philippe aries: philippe aries was a prominent historian whose research focused primarily on the concepts of childhood and family. Aries contributions to the study and research of both childhood and the family system can be significantly noted in his book centuries of childhood. Aries book he states that childhood (in relation to our modern day understanding of it) did not exist prior to the middle ages and that childhood was a phase of dependency that often held little importance. Aries research focused on the social constructs of childhood and allowed further examination of this historical and social process which is illustrated in henry jenkins: the. Aries statements on the historical context of childhood are quite significant in jenkins article as it allows jenkins to demonstrate that the concept of childhood and the innocent" child is simply a myth.