According to Pugh, What Has the Increasing Commodification of Childhood

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Multiple Choice

According to Pugh, what has the increasing commodification of childhood led to?

• A) advertisements targeted specifically at children with sexual, violent, and inappropriate content
• B) a redefinition of parenthood, demanding longer working hours and higher salaries to be a "good parent"
• C) an overstimulated generation of children who are unable to entertain themselves
• D) changed expectations about what parents should provide, what children should have, and what having and not having signifies

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Definitions:

Inferiority Complex

A psychological condition where an individual feels a deep sense of inadequacy and lack of self-esteem, often stemming from real or perceived weaknesses.

Alfred Adler

An Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist known for founding the school of individual psychology which emphasizes the importance of feelings of inferiority and the creative self.

Compensation

A psychological defense mechanism where an individual overachieves in one area to compensate for failures in another.

Genital Stage

The final stage of Freud's psychosexual development, beginning in puberty, where sexual energies are focused on the genitals and mature sexual relationships are formed.