Der Kindheitsbegriff im Mittelalter und die These der elterlichen Gleichgültigkeit

Studienarbeit vom Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Geschichte der Päd., Note: 1,0, Universität Lüneburg (Institut für Pädagogik), Veranstaltung: "Rousseau- Entdecker der Kindheit"?, WS 2003/2004, Uni Lüneburg, 16 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: If one deals with the real history of childhood in the Middle Ages in Western Europe, one encounters two striking features: First, it is noticeable that the scientific literature on this subject very often, if not always, refers to the work of the Frenchman Philippe Ariès, which is why the present work is also based on the theses of this author. Secondly, it becomes clear that the opinions of the authors concerning the living conditions of children in the Middle Ages diverge strongly in some points. Two points will be treated in more detail in this thesis: The image of childhood, or the then.