Cullen .:. Children in Society

Cullen, Stephen,
Children in Society. A libertarian critique. London: Freedom Press, 1991. 43 Seiten. Broschur. 86 g

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* Anarchist Discussion Series
Bestell-Nr.156145 | ISBN: 0-900384-62-X

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Cullen | Anarchismus | Soziologie | Paedagogik

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STEPHEN CULLEN CHILDREN IN SOCIETY:
A LIBERTARIAN CRITIQUE

"In our society children are largely a silent group, whose needs and wants are entirely determined by adults. At every stage adults seek to mould children to the priorities of an alien, adult world. The baby must he trained to a 'routine', the child must be 'disciplined', a place must be found at nursery or creche as soon as possible, it must be fed into eleven or more years of compulsory education. Protestations from the child are met with the over-riding power of the adult, based ultimately, and usually, on physical coercion. But there is also a justification, for not all adults arc happy with the formula 'Because I tell you to', instead the child can be informed in his or her misery that 'It's for your own good'.
"Such an approach arises from a refusal to treat children as having equal status and rights as any adult. The essential difference between an adult and a child is one of time and experience, but beyond that there is no difference. Few adults would accept that a more experienced adult, for instance in educational terms, should be treated with substantially more respect than a less experienced adult, vet that view is the norm as far as children are concerned."

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