A sociological perspective on the phenomenon of lost childhood

Childhood; It is a phase that every individual who is born, grows up and reaches adulthood goes through. For this reason, the concepts of child and childhood are important phenomena that have been examined by many studies from past to present and have been the subject of discussion in various congresses and symposiums. In the global world where science, education, industry, technology and communication are rapidly developing, the concept of family, which is the smallest building block of society, has also changed. Children are the most sensitive and delicate family members that need to be approached with care. It is obvious that the concepts of child and childhood differ in structure in the context of a changing and transforming world. But in what direction does this differentiation occur? Are we losing our concepts of child and childhood day by day? These questions constitute the motivation of the research. The research is a theoretical research. The research started with the conceptual framework and in the following sections, the concepts of child and childhood were examined by shedding light on today's children's problems. Purpose of the research; The aim is to examine and present, through a literature review, how much the concept of "child", which the global world attaches importance to, has been damaged today. As a result, we can say that childhood has gone through many structural phases from past to present and has reached different dimensions today. Keywords: Child, Chilhood, Sociology of Childhood, LastChilhood, Changing Chilhood