How Long to Read Centuries of Childhood

How Long Does it Take to Read Centuries of Childhood?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 38 minutes to read Centuries of Childhood by Eva-Marie Prag

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A critical analysis of Centuries of Childhood, in which the French historian Philippe Aries offers a fundamentally fresh interpretation of what childhood is and what the institution means for society at large. Aries's core idea is that ‘childhood,’ as we understand it today – a special time that requires special efforts and resources – is an invention of the 19th century, and that before that date children were in effect thought of as small adults. This led him to a re-evaluation of sources that suggested a second, crucial, conclusion: the idea that these competing visions of childhood were the products of two very different conceptions of human society. An earlier, essentially communal, social ideal, Aries wrote, had been supplanted by a society far more family-centric and hence inward-facing. In his view, moreover, this increased focus on childhood posed a direct challenge to a well-entrenched social order. ‘One is tempted to conclude,’ he wrote, ‘that sociability and the concept of the family were incompatible, and could develop only at each other's expense.’ This revolutionary thesis, which has inspired and infuriated other historians in roughly equal measure, was made possible by Aries's determination to understand the meaning of the evidence available to him and highlight problems of definition that others had simply glossed over, making Centuries of Childhood an important example of the critical thinking skill of interpretation.

How long is Centuries of Childhood?

Centuries of Childhood by Eva-Marie Prag is 96 pages long, and a total of 24,576 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Centuries of Childhood Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to read Centuries of Childhood aloud.

What Reading Level is Centuries of Childhood?

Centuries of Childhood is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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