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Childhood as a Social Issue: Historical Roots of Contemporary Child Advocacy Movements
Author(s) -
Takanishi Ruby
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1978.tb01026.x
Subject(s) - period (music) , urbanization , industrialisation , progressive era , social change , child rights , sociology , political science , developmental psychology , social science , psychology , economic growth , human rights , law , economics , aesthetics , philosophy , politics
The emergence of childhood as a social issue is barely a century old. The historical roots of current child advocacy movements can be found in an earlier period (1873–1914) characterized as the child‐saving era. The emergence of this social issue during this period appears to be related to changing conceptualizations of the child, the developing “scientific” view of the child, as well as the influence of industrialization and urbanization. The child‐saving era resulted in a number of problematic achievements regarding children's rights. The historical discussion points to the contributions which developmental and social psychology can make to the study of children's rights.