
Se presenta un análisis y revisión de los elementos constituyentes de las representaciones sociales mayoritariamente compartidas acerca de la infancia en la sociedad occidental, como contribución a una mayor comprensión de los procesos de construcción de la infancia actual. Para entender el desarrollo histórico de las políticas sociales de infancia, se plantea la necesidad de profundizar en tres vertientes representacionales inseparables: (a) Las representaciones sociales acerca de la infancia, (b) acerca de sus problemas y necesidades sociales y (c) acerca de las formas apropiadas de afrontar dichos problemas y necesidades. Se defiende la importancia de un cambio psicosocial para evitar que antiguas representaciones sobre la infancia resistentes a modificarse sigan generando una ruptura de la comunicación entre generaciones.A review and analysis of constituents of mainly shared social representations of childhood in western society are presented —essaying to contribute to a better understanding of the constructing processes of present childhood. In order to understand the historical development of childhood social policies the need of in-depth analysing three linked representational slopes is defended. They are (a) social representations of childhood, (b) social representations of children’s needs and children’s problems, and (c) social representations on how to appropriately cope with such needs and problems. The need of a psychosocial change in order to avoid old social representations of childhood —which resist changing and are generating communicational gaps between generations— is posed.
Representaciones sociales, Creencias, H1-99, Políticas de infancia, Actitudes, Social sciences (General), Necesidades sociales, JF20-2112, Adolescencia, Infancia, Political institutions and public administration (General), Problemas sociales
Representaciones sociales, Creencias, H1-99, Políticas de infancia, Actitudes, Social sciences (General), Necesidades sociales, JF20-2112, Adolescencia, Infancia, Political institutions and public administration (General), Problemas sociales
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