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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

 

DEFINITION: “Any kind of physical discipline, including a range of behaviors from spanking and hitting to injuring children.” (Encyclopedia of Family Life p. 313).

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         Is corporal punishment a form of child abuse?

·         How does corporal punishment lead to child abuse?

·         Does corporal punishment lead to children exhibiting antisocial behavior?

·         Does corporal punishment lead to criminal violence?

·         Does corporal punishment effect a child's cognitive development?

·         Is corporal punishment a valid way of maintaining discipline in school?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Corporal punishment; Discipline of children; Child abuse; School discipline

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Criminal Justice	REF KF 9214.5 .C75 2006
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences	REF H 40 .A2 I5 2008
Encyclopedia of Human Development	REF HM 626 .E53 2006 "Spanking"
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law	REF KF 387 .G27 2003
Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights & Liberties	REF KF 4748 .E53 2006

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Opposing Viewpoints: Child Abuse

Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce and the Family

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family "Spanking"

Issues & Controversies:  Corporal Punishment Update: 12.22.2006

Florida Statutes Chapter 232.27 

 

STATISTICS: Information Plus: Child Abuse-Betraying a Trust  (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Education Research Complete	ERIC via EBSCO	PsycArticles
Academic Search Complete	Expanded Academic ASAP	OmniFile Full Text Select Edition

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

Center for Effective Discipline, Columbus, Ohio	http://www.stophitting.com/
Policy Statement: Corporal Punishment in Schools	http://www.aacap.org/publications/policy/ps14.htm
Religious Tolerance	http://www.religioustolerance.org/spanking.htm
University of Minnesota	http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/familydevelopment/DE7266.html
Project NoSpank	http://nospank.net/

 

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