TTHE ATTITUDE OF THE SOCIETY TOWARDS INCURABLE CHILDREN: HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS
ОТНОШЕНИЕ ОБЩЕСТВА К НЕИЗЛЕЧИМО БОЛЬНЫМ ДЕТЯМ: ИСТОРИКО-КУЛЬТУРНЫЙ АНАЛИЗ
2012-01-15
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This article is an attempt to study the attitude towards the incurable child in different societies throughout the history. The attitude depended on the level of socio-economic development of the society, type and form of the institutionalization of the family and family relations, social, historical and cultural peculiarities of the nature and ierarchy of parental values, on the perception of childhood as a sociocultural phenomena, on existing juridical system, that defines parental and child rights, and on the level of healthcare system development, including pediatrics.
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Healthcare development, including pediatrics, was an important determinant of attitudes toward incurable children.
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Legal systems defining parental and children’s rights affected societal responses to incurable children.
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Perceptions of childhood as a sociocultural phenomenon influenced how incurable children were regarded and treated.
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Societal attitudes toward incurable children have varied across historical periods and different societies.
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These attitudes were shaped by socioeconomic development, family institutionalization, and the social, historical, and cultural hierarchy of parental values.
Research Object
Incurable children in different societies throughout history
Research Subject
Societal attitudes toward incurable children and their historical-cultural determinants
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