Week 1 - Introductory Paragraph to conference paper

Philip Adams article on childhood presents an older version of childhood. He describes childhood as a time when one is controlled by one's parents with limited or no freedom. He constructs this version well through his use of language, cultural assumptions and values of the time. There are many cultural assumptions and values from the time that are underpinned in the text. Such as his use of political and military references to represent how children were disciplined. Adams language used to describe how children were treated by those in authority is strong and pessimistic.