The History of Childhood: A Very Short Introduction Stewart W. Bentley Jr. She thinks I hate her

She thinks I hate her for her confession

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but because of its small stature

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The History of Childhood: A Very Short Introduction Stewart W. Bentley Jr. She thinks I hate herWhile children are a relatively unchanging fact of life, childhood is a constantly shifting concept. Throughout the millennia, the age at which a child becomes a youth and a youth becomes an adult has varied by gender, class, religion, ethnicity, place, and economic need. As author James Marten explores in this Very Short Introduction, so too have the realities of childhood, each life shaped by factors such as education, expectation, and conflict (or