Childhood as a social construct

Abstract

The article considers the period of childhood as a social construct and focuses on the duration of this life’s phase, the historical changes of children’s social position and the childhood symbolic image in the culture following the development of educational institutions and styles. The authors analyze the theories of such recognized authors in the field of social and cultural genealogy of childhood as Philippe Ariès and Lloyd de Mause.

Keywords

• социология возрастных групп
• социальное измерение возраста
• социальный конструктивизм
• детство
• история детства
• социальный статус ребенка
• институты социализации
• образование
• воспитательные стили