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A. Child and childhood are social categories:
Immaturity is biological but how it is interpreted or use is determind by culture

Culture: Voting laws determine when childhood has ended.

Children: acitvely negotiate roles, status

B. UN Rights: Children are differnt in important ways

more vulnerable

dependent on adults

C. Historic Evolution

Middle: Mini Adult

Indutrial Revolution

Increased use

increased demands

Scitentific evolution

Darwins apes developement

Halls recapitualation

Growing Professionals

Binets Intellignece

D. Scientific rules

Normative rules Apporach

contious/ disc: Psych physio Progession

but unclear about psych dev

critique:

Environment: c + c

Transitions

ind Differences

Disabilty

E. Philosophic
Nature vs. Nurture

Philosopies

Authoritarian

Hobbes

Sinful child

Freud's ID

Nativism

Rousseau

Noble child

Empricism

Locke

Blank Slate

Bandura's Social Learning

Sinner' s Behaviourism

Interactionism

Kant

Piaget's constructivism

Vigotsky social constructvism

Practical appplications

biological env. models

genes vs. siblings

Passive/ Active : Indidividual/ Social Theory

How learning occurs

Passive child

Skinner

Active child

Piaget

Vigotsky

Bandura

F. Universal western development?

Six cultures project

Attitude: Work is good

childens value

75 % Thai vs 6% US economy

Practicing adult skills

Kenia social network

Play for play

Bolias work schedule

Devlopemental Niche

Biological developement

Socio- cultural patterns around it

physical demands

cultural demands

parental beliefs