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Childhood and the State: building the connection
Posted on: April 30, 2021
Written by Peter N. Stearns, University Professor of History at George Mason University, USA and author of Childhood in World History.
One of the striking features of modern childhood – variously dating back to the 19th century – is the growing interest of the state in the child. The interest began most obviously with the rise of government-sponsored education, and ultimately educational requirements, often along with tentative efforts to regulate child labor. But it would expand into other areas, particularly with greater concerns about child health and hygiene, but also new attention to appropriate treatment of juvenile offenders, orphans and so on.