1、Changing Childhoods,1,幾則新聞,墮胎潮持續(xù)惡化平均年齡下降了三歲 兒子像蠟筆小新 媽媽嚇壞了 孩子成了名牌 小六自拍獻(xiàn)寶 被捕哭哭啼啼 偶像不壞 e世代不愛 孩子煩惱多,Changing Childhoods,2,Significant Changes in the Past Decades,Three Principal Domains Home and Family Education and Employment (Work Place) Leisure Time (Free Time) Understanding of these changes helps Re

2、organize the diverse and provisional nature of childhood Interpret childrens relations with electronic media,Changing Childhoods,3,Home and Family- comparing with situations in Taiwan,Decline in traditional nuclear family Single-parent family (mostly mother) Number of youth live with parents till 16

3、-yr vs. Childhood with married natural parents Out-of-wedlock birth & Divorce Fertility rate, Fewer children & Less siblings Professional mom & Working mothers,Changing Childhoods,4,Home and Family - continued,Expectation of father in child-care (egalitarian) Homeless family with dependents Less tim

4、e with parent, more in institutions Polarization btwn rich Devoted house-hold income to children Childrens market potential,Changing Childhoods,5,Home and Family - continued,“Quality Time” phenomenon: Less time with children, greater value on the time Parent involvement in education Behavior approac

5、hes vs. Developmental psychological view (Regulation vs. Guidance) Parent-child relationship (Friendly vs. Authoritarian) Child abuse issue in social policy Risk-free family vs. Committed offenses by parents,Changing Childhoods,6,Education and Employment,Compulsory education (Segregation?) Education

6、 starting earlier, ending later Governments commitment Erosion of standards Centralized control of education Parental choice of “best school” Schooling as marketization subject,Changing Childhoods,7,Education & Employment -continued,Competition: schools & students Parent coaching Supplementary mater

7、ials & classes Emphasis & impact on achievement Post-compulsory edu. & unemployment Education vs. training Graduates reliance on parental support Involved in paid work (both under- & developed countries): Teens pursuing luxuries?,Changing Childhoods,8,Free Time (Leisure),Increasing privatized, but m

8、ore supervision? Moving from public spaces to private spaces Parental anxiety (strangers, traffic, treats) Living room furnished with technology More likely to have own bed room More confined, less independently mobile High perception of risk, less going-out (autonomy),Changing Childhoods,9,Free Time,Traditional outdoor / playground gam