... in childhood. Postman supports this theory as he argued that childhood was disappearing due to being sent to work from a young age, and not being encouraged to stay at school after the age of 11. The introductions of laws such as the Butler Education Act (1944) and Children's Act (1989) encouraged a child centred society and abolished labour for children under 16. ... Support Act (1991), helping childhood to be much more valued within communities. Although many of the above aspects reflect a clear improvement in the quality of childhood since industrialisation, many other contemporary fa...

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