How Has the Idea That Childhood Is a Special Time

question 172

Multiple Choice

How has the idea that childhood is a special time of life developed over time?

• A) This idea declined throughout the 20th century.
• B) This idea became evident during the Industrial Revolution.
• C) This idea occurred at a time of ease and play for children during the Industrial Revolution.
• D) This idea corresponded to the Middle Ages and the importance of children in the family during this time.

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College Counterparts

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Postformal Thought

A stage of cognitive development going beyond Piaget's formal operational stage, characterized by the understanding that answers to problems need to be realistic and that ambiguity and contradiction are part of life.

Dialectical

A method of argument or discourse that involves a process of logical reasoning and dialogue to explore contrasting ideas or opinions.

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