II. Historical
Conceptions of Western Childhood
A. Authors'
Typologies of Childhood in Western Culture
1. Phillippe Aries: Centuries of Childhood (1962)
2. Anthony Synnott: "Little Angles, Little Devils: A Sociology of
Children"
B. Medieval Europe
C. Renaissance & Protestant
Reformation
D. 18th Century
E. Arriving to North America,
Western Expansion, Slavery
F. Industrialization
G. 20th Century