How is the ‘ideal’ childhood in contemporary US culture different from childhood in other times and/or places? What are the positive and negative elements of childhood in different societies? Use examples and be specific.

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Draw on the readings from the first half of the class to answer the following question:

How is the ‘ideal’ childhood in contemporary US culture different from childhood in other times and/or places? What are the positive and negative elements of childhood in different societies? Use examples and be specific.

Best answers will take the following format:
One paragraph introducing the idea of childhood, and how this cultural idea changes over time.
One paragraph discussing the positive elements of the changing definitions of childhood.
One paragraph discussing the negative elements of the changing definitions of childhood.
One paragraph summarizing your major points.
Be sure to mention the reading from Sterns in our socialization module.
MT Essay Rubric
MT Essay Rubric
标准 等级 得分
此标准已链接至学习结果Information and supporting material
30 得分
Great job
Well informed and descriptive essay which drew from the course materials and provided a detailed answer.
28 得分
Good
Your essay did answer the question. More detail and information especially from the class material would have made the essay even better.
25 得分
Good-
Your answer was clear but needed more information and detail to make the essay strong.
22 得分
Good effort
I see you grappling with the question but not coming to a clear conclusion with supporting evidence and material from the class, including examples.
20 得分
Need more detail
The essay needed more detail and material from the course and some examples to support it.
15 得分
Incomplete effort
Be sure to spend enough time on answering the question and giving detail from the course materials.
5 得分
Very incomplete
Needs more effort to write a complete essay.
30 分
总得分: 30 ,满分 30

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