HIST 3320: The History of Childhood
Read
- Chapter 11 The Dislocations of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries: Children Face War and ViolenceStearns, P. N. (2016). Chapter 11 The Dislocations of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries: Children Face War and Violence. In Childhood in World History. ProQuest Ebook Central
- Human Rights Watch site on Child LaborExplore the Human Rights Watch site on child labor
- Eugenics (1900-1960)HOSLAC (History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean) (n.d) Eugenics (1900-1960) https://mypages.unh.edu/hoslac/book/eugenics-1900-1960
- Responsible Mothers and Normal Children: Eugenics, Nationalism, and Welfare in Post-revolutionary Mexico, 1920–1940.Stern, A.M. (1999), Responsible Mothers and Normal Children: Eugenics, Nationalism, and Welfare in Post-revolutionary Mexico, 1920–1940. Journal of Historical Sociology, 12: 369-397. https://doi-org.brooklyn.ezproxy.cuny.edu/10.1111/1467-6443.00097
- Savary, L.J. (2014). Vernacular Eugenics? Santati-Śāstra in Popular Hindi Advisory Literature (1900–1940). South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 37, 381 - 397.Savary, L.J. (2014). Vernacular Eugenics? Santati-Śāstra in Popular Hindi Advisory Literature (1900–1940). South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 37, 381 - 397.
Discussion Questions
- Is Stearns’ description of the state of modern children in affluent and developing societies convincing to you? What are the strengths and weaknesses of his analysis?
- How would you remedy Stearns’ shortcomings in your method analysis?
- What is eugenics? How has eugenics been connected to national and social identity of children and women? Draw examples from post-revolutionary Mexico and colonial India.
Work to do
Discussion Board (DB) #8 (250-300 words) due on Blackboard
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- Develop a critique of Stearns’ Chapters 9 and 10. A critique involves discussion of both strength and weakness. Do you agree with his views and the evidence he presents for the chapters? Draw on the readings and discussions of the class and offer some suggestions to strengthen Stearns’ analysis.
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