When Did the Notion of Childhood as a Separate Sphere

question 3

Multiple Choice

When did the notion of childhood as a separate sphere of life first occur?

• A) In pre-industrial times
• B) In colonial Australia
• C) In early industrial capitalism
• D) Late in the nineteenth century

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Definitions:

Sensation

The initial process of detecting and encoding environmental energy (e.g., light, sound) through the sensory organs.

Blue

A color, part of the visual spectrum, that is perceived when light has a dominant wavelength of roughly 450 to 495 nanometers.

Green

Often associated with the color representing nature, growth, renewal, and environmental sustainability.

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision that suggests our eyes can perceive color because they can detect three different wavelengths of light corresponding to red, green, and blue.