Review : Health implications of modern childhood

Abstract

■ Childhood has undergone many reconstructions since its 'recognition' in the 18th century.

■ The medicalized child is rooted in eugenics, political economy and professional interests and has implication for practice.

■ The modern child is now viewed as a stakeholder in a political sense.

■ Childhood requires recognition in a 'health' sense if it is to survive as a category.

■ Different medical expectations and models of childhood are likely to evolve.

Keywords

Childhood Developmental psychology Evolution Marginality Profession,Rights Surveillance.

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