... labour and dangerous environments led to an increase in the infant mortality rate, therefore dismissing the quality of life 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 ... 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 ot...

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