Adultization and blurring the boundaries of childhood in the late modern era

What is it about?

It is about the adultization of children in the late modern era. Discussing the late modernity and the transformations it brought an early sexualization of young girls (commodification of childhood) and the child-sized citizenship of children (children's participation) are debated as concrete examples of the adultization.

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Why is it important?

Beyond the opposing views involving the disappearance of childhood or its liberation, this study concludes that the concept of adultization can be used to problematize and analyze childhood in its current state.

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