1、Characteristicsofchildhood fromdifferentculture/ethnicgroupAmericancolonialLabor-intensive(makecontributions to the family economy)Industrious(four-year-old girls knitted stockings and mittens and could produce intricate embroidery)DiligentInuitRelaxed(beingtreatedwithtoleranceandleniency)Rough(suff
2、eredshortages of food)TongaHumiliated(beaten by their parents and siblings)Abnormal(seen as being closer to mad people)BengAmazing(parents treat young children with great care)Supernatural( bebelievedtohaveacontact with the spirit world)WesternworldtodayUndervalued(beconsideredasincompetent and depe
3、ndentandirresponsible)Easy(bebroughtupinfavorablelivingconditions)FulaniRough,independent,miserable(by the age of four, girls are expected to be able to care for their younger siblings, fetch water and firewood and by the age of six will be pounding grain, producing milk and butter and selling these
4、 alongside their mothers in the market)YanamamöUnfair,miserable(By the age of 12 or 13 agirl is probably married and will have started to have babies. Boys on the other hand, have far fewer responsibilities)
