“Children are passive, vulnerable and are the responsibility of their families.” Discuss?

Question

This is a question from the sociology of childhood cours. It is an assignment.

Answer 1

wrong children is free minds mmmm not tat passive think

well depends their parenthood style like

Answer 2

in law children are passive, the younger they are the more passive they are under law. a child in australia is not legally responsible for their actions until they are eleven years old in other words they not only can't make laws but they can't break them either.

laws are made on the behalf of children such as the law compelling responsible adults to ensure children receive an education. children do not get to decide or judge whether to enact or follow this law it is the responsibility of the adults to enact the law on their behalf. for instance if a parent does not follow this law then the government can stand in the stead of the parent and ensure the child is educated.

a child can not be arrrested for committing a crime if the child is under 11 years of age. they can be collected by the police and then turned over to the parents or the welfare agency of the state but they can not be arrested or charged for a crime because the child is passive, has no power under the law.

a child under 11 years of age will not be asked by a family court which parent it wishes to reside with, though this is changing with the practice of mediation, the court makes that decision on their behalf.

children are considered sexually passive until they are 16 years of age in australia. in other words they are unable to give consent and are protected by laws that protect their sexual vulnerability and passivity.

a child of four or five can not testify in a court of law unless the court recognises that the particular child has an awareness beyond their years of right, wrong, and truth. consider that a child under 11 can not be charged with a crime. perjury is a crime the child can not be held responsible for lying in court so their testimony can not be tested. there is no reason for the child to tell the truth because there are no consequences for telling a lie.
(before anyone thinks I am presuming children lie, please let me say that I do not think in generalised terms and think each child is a unique individual and should be taken on a case by case basis)

children are the responsibility of their family. they should be the responsibility of their whole extended family. when the family, immediate or extended fails to protect and provide for the child then the state stands in stead of the family and protects and provides for the child.

a family that fails to provide for or protect a child may not have been acting maliciously, it may have been acting to the best of that family's ability or within their own means and they may simply be short on ability or short on means. ie. a family is compelled to ensure a child receives an education and they are also compelled to protect the child from harassment. the child attends school. the family is unable to afford a uniform for the child. the teacher persistently complains or punishes the child for being out of uniform. the family acts to protect the child from the harrassment of the teacher and decides to keep the child home from school. have the parents acted in malicious manner?. no. they simply acted to protect the child from the actions of an adult the child has no control over,for a crime, not wearing a uniform, that the child can't fix.
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Answer 3

vunerable ? yes but completely passive - no , an infant screams,crys when wet,hungry,wanting to be held./ while its not agressive it is more survival instinct, an inborn instinct to alert,demand and recieve the comforts it needs to live. vunerable to dangers unable to defend itself therefore needs protection and getting its needs met. vunerable also to society in that we can raise it , teach it anything- everything and have it believe we do it for its "betterment" meaning we can instill our values ,mores, weather they are "socially acceptable" or not. a child doesnt know what is right or wrong. they are much more then the responsiblity of its family - a child is the responsibility of every human being it comes into contact with. we are all its family. to explain : if a strangers child is about to eat a worm at the park, run into the road it is person who sees this is correct this . - thats all my personal opinion.

Answer 4

children can be passive and vulnerable and of course their parents have a responsiblity to raise them properly.. however children are more than that and they are also capable of some autonomy in decision making from their parents