Ruth’s Sociology Resources Blog

BBC Radio4 is currently running a very interesting  series on the history or childhood and how it has changed over the years.  This week and next week focus on childhood in the 20th Century.

BBC - Radio 4 - The Invention of Childhood

Unfortunately it seems that only the current week’s programmes are available online (possibly the whole series will be released on CD at some point), however, there is an associated site put together by the OU which has a wealth of information on the ways in which childhood has been socially constructed and altered over the years.
BBC/OU Open2.net - The Invention of Childhood