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1、Honors 370:001 A History of Child RearingSpring 2008Group PresentationThe Assignment: Working in groups of 4-5 students, each student will participate in a group presentation and discussion session one time during the semester. The topic for that presentation will be guided by our discussions and cl

2、ass lectures prior to and leading up to the date of your presentation. The expectation for this presentation is that you will do additional, scholarly research, beyond material presented in class or in the readings for class, which will provide the class a more detailed examination of certain topics

3、 that we will have gone over to a lesser extent during the class periods. I will provide you with some of that scholarly material and I expect the group to have read that material for your presentation and to go over it with the class. I also expect the groups to do additional research (either web-b

4、ased or from other scholarly sources) that they will use in their presentation. I list below the expectations for each member of the group, the possible formats for your presentation, and the relevant topics for each discussion session.Specific Expectations from Each Student in the Presentation:1. H

5、elp select topics for discussion and presentation.2. Locate and read additional scholarly materials (book chapters, empirical articles, web-based information) that will be used in the presentation. 3. Collaborate in developing an appropriate and creative format in which to conduct the in-class discu

6、ssion session.4. Actively participate in the in-class discussion on the day of the presentation.Format of the Presentation: The presentation can be formatted in any number of creative and interesting ways. Most simply, the four to five presenters can sit at the front of the room and present informat

7、ion and facilitate a discussion among the rest of the students. Alternatively, and perhaps more creatively, the presentation can organized around a debate in the class on a particular issue or set of issues (e.g., does the class think that the Romans disregarded the needs of their children based on

8、the historical evidence). Students are strongly encouraged to bring in multimedia or other visual aids to enliven their presentation. These aids can include instructional videos or contemporary movies that deal with a historical issue relevant to childhood, web pictures of childhood images from othe

9、r historical periods (either illustrations, paintings, or photographs, depending on the time period), pieces of music that illustrate a particular point, childrens books from other historical periods, toys, and so on. Students may find it useful to develop a powerpoint presentation to aid in their d

10、elivery of information but this is not necessary.The Times and TopicsPresentation #1Date: Feb. 25, 2008General Topic: Aspects of childrearing and treatment of children in Ancient Greece and Rome and artwork evidence in the Middle AgesReadings to be provided to the Group:Rawson, B., Adult-child relat

11、ions in Roman Society. From Rawsons book, Marriage, Divorce and Children in Ancient Rome (I will provide you the whole book, as well).Rawson, B., Wet-nursing at Rome: A study in social relations. From Rawsons book, The Family in Ancient Rome: New Perspectives (I will provide you the whole book, as w

12、ell).Saller, R (1986-7). Patria potestas and the stereotype of the Roman family. Continuity and Change. Forsyth (1976), Children in early medieval art: ninth through twelfth century. Journal of Psychohistory.Possible Topics for the Presentation/Discussion1. Go over in more detail the practices of ab

13、andonment and wet-nursing in Ancient Rome and have the class discuss the implications of these practices for the nature of Roman society and attitudes towards children.2. Discuss the concept of Patria potestas. Explain to the class what it means in greater detail, what implications it had for Roman

14、society, and whether we have anything analogous in our modern conceptions of the family.3. Discuss the nature of parent-child relationships in Ancient Roman society.4. Evaluate and re-evaluate the artwork of the middle ages in light of the articles you have read and discuss the idea of using artwork

15、 as a form of historical “data”. Presentation #2Date: Mar. 24, 2008General Topic: The nature of parenting and child life in 17th century Protestant Europe and the influence of Locke and Rousseau on images and treatment of children in the 18th and 19th centuryReadings to be provided to the Group:*All

16、 of these readings deal with Protestant parenting and family life:Hill, C. (1964), The spiritualization of the household. From Hills book, Society and Puritanism in Pre-Revolutionary England (I will provide you the whole book, as well).Fletcher, A (1994). Prescription and Practice: Protestantism and

17、 the upbringing of children, 1560-1700. In a book called The Church and Childhood (I can provide the whole book if needed). Note: I have both these books and can provide them if more material is needed. Greven, P. (1977). The Protestant Temperament: Patterns of Child-Rearing, Religious Experience, a

18、nd the Self in Early America.Ozment (1983), When Fathers Ruled: Family life in Reformation Europe.*The following readings deal with influence of Locke and Rousseau on cultural artifacts for children (toys, childrens books, and society in general):Ezell, (1983). John Lockes images of childhood: Early

19、 eighteenth-century response to Some Thoughts Concerning Education. Eighteenth-Century Studies. Pickering, S (1981). John Locke and Childrens Books on Eighteenth-Century England. (I will provide the whole books for your perusal).Calvert, (1982). Children in American portraiture, 1670 to 1810. Willia

20、m and Mary QuarterlyBrewer, J. (1980). The genesis of the modern toy. History Today.Possible Topics for the Presentation/Discussion1. Discuss in some detail the nature of parent-child relations and family life in 17th century Protestant households. How did the Protestants change and even invent the

21、concept of childhood and childrearing? What elements of Protestant life do you see still current in our modern society? 2. Provide a brief history of the “invention” or at least flourishing of childrens books and toys in 18th century Europe, largely under the influence of Lockes views of childrearin

22、g. How have toys and childrens books evolved from the 18th century until today. Bring in some examples!3. Provide a pictorial history of images and depictions of childhood from 17th century Protestant Europe to 19th century Europe. What factors explain how and why images of children in art changed o

23、ver this time period. Presentation #3Date: April 14, 2008General Topic: Childrens lives in peasant and industrialized Europe from the 17th-19th century with a special emphasis on child labor and labor regulations, the practice of abandonment, and other economic realities for children. Readings to be

24、 provided to the Group:*The following readings deal with peasant life, child labor, and other economic issues facing children:Cunningham, H. (1990), The employment and unemployment of children in England c. 1680-1851. Past and Present, pp. 115-50.Rudolph, R (1992), The European peasant family and ec

25、onomy: Central themes and issues. Journal of Family History.Horrell, S. & Humphries, J. (1995). The exploitation of little children: child labor and the family economy in the industrial revolution. Exploration in Economic History, pp. 485-516. Goldin, C. & Sokoloff, K. (1982). Women, childre

26、n, and industrialization in the early Republic: evidence from the manufacturing censuses. Journal of Economic History. Cunningham, H. (1991). The Children of the Poor: Representations of childhood since the seventeenth century. (I will provide you this whole book which I imagine has excellent inform

27、ation about the lives of poor children during this time period). *The following readings deal with the practice of abandonment in early modern Europe.Viazzo, P., Bortolotto, M., & Zanotto, A. (2000). Five centuries of foundling history in Florence: changing patterns of abandonment, care, and mor

28、tality. In a book called Abandoned Children (I will provide you the whole book for your perusal). Wilson, S (1988). Infanticide, child abandonment, and female honour in nineteenth century Corsica. Comparative Studies in Society and History, pp. 762-83. Possible Topics for the Presentation/Discussion

29、1. How would you characterize the lives of poor and working class families and children during the early modern period (circa 1600-1850)? How did child labor come about and what role did children play in the economic realities of these families during these centuries? 2. What was the practice of aba

30、ndonment like in early modern Europe? Why did abandonment continue as a practice during those years? How was abandonment in early modern Europe the same or different from abandonment in Ancient Rome? 3. What was the role of foundling homes in early Modern Europe? How did the creation of foundling ho

31、mes affect the practice of abandonment?Presentation #4Date: April 28, 2008General Topic: The development of psychological and sociological theories of childhood during the late 19th and 20th century. Readings to be provided to the Group:*Freuds theory of infantile sexualityFreud, S. (1905). Essay II

32、: Infantile Sexuality (pp. 259-274). from Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality. This essay provides some of Freuds classic statements on the idea that children have a sexual life and engage in a variety of sexual behaviors, which was a radically new idea in the early 20th century. Freud, S. (1907

33、). The Sexual Enlightenment of Children (pp. 131-139).*The Behaviorist view on child development (especially John Watson):Watson, J. (1924). The Ways of Behaviorism. Classic writing of Watson in which he lays out the fundamentals of behaviorism in fairly simple language.Watson, J. (1928). Psychologi

34、cal Care of Infant and Child. Watsons practical “guide book” on the raising of children. Contains some very clear statements on his view of nature of children and how they should be raised.*Papers on history of socialization theory and research in the 20th century:Maccoby, E. (1992). Trends in the s

35、tudy of socialization: Is there a Lewinian heritage. Journal of Social Issues, 48, 171-185.*Montessoris theory of educationCrain, W. (2005). Chapter 4: Montessoris Educational Philosophy. This chapter from a theories of child development introductory text but provides a good account of Montessoris educational philosophy. Possible Topics for the Presentation/Discus