Childhood as a social construct

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.

sociology of age groups, social measurement of the age, social constructivism, childhood, history of childhood, social status of children, agents of socialization, education, educational styles