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Context I have selected appropriate secondary material which links closely to my topic of investigation. My first source is Neil Postman who has written a book about the 'Disappearance of childhood' (1982). Within this book he discusses how children are growing up to fast, and talks about how it is growing more difficult to distinguish between what is acceptable for a child and for an adult. "Adults watch the same films and TV programmes and listen to the same music as their children". Postman blames the mass media for children growing up too fast therefore children today have a "loss of childhood" which is my first concept. This also shows we how easy it is for children to be influenced by the adult world and how are they meant to see what is acceptable for a child if they are introduced to these at a young age. Postman also says, "The...

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