You should submit an essay of 1500 words (there is no plus or minus 10%) in which you analyse how a child’s life is socially constructed in terms of their development and transition into adulthood.
This should be discussed with particular regard to the ways that essentialist (that childhood has fixed attributes) and deterministic (outside of free will) perspectives impact this transition.
These should be considered in relation to one or two (maximum) issues such as ethnicity, gender, sexuality etc.
Sources should be books, journals and websites.
The brief for this essay has been attached to give a wider understanding and also a PowerPoint as well.
Analyse how a child’s life is socially constructed in terms of their development and transition into adulthood.
