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Jenny Mason Assess the argument that Britain has evolved into a successful child-centred society In today's society predominate 'everyday' attitudes are that before sixteen to seventeen years old children are not seen as self-reliant or responsible for themselves. This is shown in society through legislations such as ones that stop children under sixteen years old partaking in sexual activity and under eighteen years old unable to cast their vote and therefore opinion on society. In today's western society adults and children are perceived differently which is again shown through legislations that government have created in the evolution of today's child-centred society as previously children did not have any distinctive rights. The creation of a child-centred society is a relatively modern invention as it only came about over the past two or three centuries. According to Aries industrialisation was responsible for the changing the role and position of children within the family. In traditional...

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