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Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life, by Philippe Ariès (1962) Ariès was a French social historian: interested in changes in ideas and.

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1 Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life, by Philippe Ariès (1962)
Ariès was a French social historian: interested in changes in ideas and practices as ordinary people experienced them Mass education developed alongside a new view of children What surprised you about the reading?

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3 Philippe de Champaigne “The Habert de Montmort Children” (1649)

4 Jan Steen, “A School for Boys and Girls” c. 1670

5 Age as a Significant Feature of One’s Personhood
Age becomes a marker for other characteristics (responsibility, wisdom, competence) Gradations of age become significant: birthdays Controversy about “holding children back” or “repeating a grade” Marking age is sign of the power of the state: registration of births, p. 16; or SSN


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