Because today is "me" day, I've had made this day "uni free" - it's part of my "mental health day" :D BUT I will help you ... and I've realised I've answered most of these from an "educational background" but you know, i'm registered as a teacher now so whachagonnado! *punk pose*
"how much of a part do you think technology plays on childhood both now and back in the 90s???" Back in the 90s - children did not have as much access to technology as they do today. It was not expected that a child would have a phone to contact parents/friends at a young age, nor were assignments expected to be typed. Today, most childhoods involve a high level of technology use because of the expectation that they will have some digital literacy skills to be used in and outside of schools. This is reflective of the growing presence of technology and its growing availability. I believe the ways in which technology is marketed and the growing consumer power of those perceived to be 'in their childhood' is also a factor in the growing presence and influence of technology of childhood today.
"what do you miss the most about the 90s?" Simplicity. As I was a child during the 90s, I was free of responsibility and most burdens that are experienced at older ages - so really, what I miss is the chronological time where I was young and carefree. But ~of~ the 90s... I can't get slapbands out my head....
"why do you think 20somethings are so nostalgic for their childhood, which was only 10 years ago?" Are they? I think everyone perceives their childhood with some sort of nostalgia because there are few expectations of children in contrast to adulthood. Or perhaps, if it is *this* generation of 20somethings who are ~particularly~ nostalgic - It could be hypothesized that as the generations roll on, these responsibilities become fewer and fewer. Our current generation hasn't grown up during war, fights for social/civil etc freedoms, socially expected propriety. Perhaps we had it easy and as we've got older, the growing responsibilities/hard life etc has hit us harder, perhaps making us more nostalgic.
To take another view: (I'm so sorry Alex... a few wines does do this to me though)
We are so nostalgic because we were FREE! The 90s were different to the "00s." It didn't matter what you owned (as long as you had a tamagotchi, you were pretty cool) The streets were safe, political correctness was hardly worried about and then the years went on and the world became more dangerous. Words such as "Terrorists" and "Nuclear Weapons" and "Depression" were thrown about our world is no longer the peaceful haven of our childhoods.
BUT THEN: perhaps our view of the world during the 90s is reflective of our 'racial' background. As white Western people, the world was ours. For those who were marginalised, they probably do not look back on the 90s with nostalgia because they did not share in the freedoms, lollipops and rainbows that were our world.
"do you think this is a new occurence or is a perpetual cycle for life?" oh god... I have to read back over what I wrote....
I think perhaps its a combination. People have always looked back - either reflecting on their own personal lives, or looking to the past through story (either mythology, family histories etc) to learn about the greater world and themselves and there's always a sense in all those instances, of the past being a "better time," perhaps "distance (in terms of time) makes the heart grow fonder.
I'm not sure if that answers the question - I actually find the question a bit vague in light of my answers, but see what you can get from all that.... if you want more, you know where to find me :)
"how much of a part do you think technology plays on childhood both now and back in the 90s???"
Back in the 90s - children did not have as much access to technology as they do today. It was not expected that a child would have a phone to contact parents/friends at a young age, nor were assignments expected to be typed. Today, most childhoods involve a high level of technology use because of the expectation that they will have some digital literacy skills to be used in and outside of schools. This is reflective of the growing presence of technology and its growing availability. I believe the ways in which technology is marketed and the growing consumer power of those perceived to be 'in their childhood' is also a factor in the growing presence and influence of technology of childhood today.
"what do you miss the most about the 90s?"
Simplicity. As I was a child during the 90s, I was free of responsibility and most burdens that are experienced at older ages - so really, what I miss is the chronological time where I was young and carefree. But ~of~ the 90s... I can't get slapbands out my head....
"why do you think 20somethings are so nostalgic for their childhood, which was only 10 years ago?"
Are they? I think everyone perceives their childhood with some sort of nostalgia because there are few expectations of children in contrast to adulthood. Or perhaps, if it is *this* generation of 20somethings who are ~particularly~ nostalgic - It could be hypothesized that as the generations roll on, these responsibilities become fewer and fewer. Our current generation hasn't grown up during war, fights for social/civil etc freedoms, socially expected propriety. Perhaps we had it easy and as we've got older, the growing responsibilities/hard life etc has hit us harder, perhaps making us more nostalgic.
To take another view: (I'm so sorry Alex... a few wines does do this to me though)
We are so nostalgic because we were FREE! The 90s were different to the "00s." It didn't matter what you owned (as long as you had a tamagotchi, you were pretty cool) The streets were safe, political correctness was hardly worried about and then the years went on and the world became more dangerous. Words such as "Terrorists" and "Nuclear Weapons" and "Depression" were thrown about our world is no longer the peaceful haven of our childhoods.
BUT THEN: perhaps our view of the world during the 90s is reflective of our 'racial' background. As white Western people, the world was ours. For those who were marginalised, they probably do not look back on the 90s with nostalgia because they did not share in the freedoms, lollipops and rainbows that were our world.
"do you think this is a new occurence or is a perpetual cycle for life?"
oh god... I have to read back over what I wrote....
I think perhaps its a combination. People have always looked back - either reflecting on their own personal lives, or looking to the past through story (either mythology, family histories etc) to learn about the greater world and themselves and there's always a sense in all those instances, of the past being a "better time," perhaps "distance (in terms of time) makes the heart grow fonder.
I'm not sure if that answers the question - I actually find the question a bit vague in light of my answers, but see what you can get from all that.... if you want more, you know where to find me :)
good luck m'dear! (I feel all experty now! :p)
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