Which concept describes the idea that children are increasingly segregated from adult life through institutions like schools and youth-specific spaces?
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Correct answer: Age-segregation or age-grading of childhood
Modern societies have tended to age-grade and segregate children — placing them into separate institutions such as schools — separating childhood from adult roles.
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