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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
Child Development	REF HQ 772 .C436 2002
Encyclopedia of Human Development	REF HM 626 .E53 2006 "Spanking"
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law	REF KF 387 .G27 2003
World of Criminal Justice	REF HV 7411 .W67 2002

 

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:

Academic Search Premier

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

 

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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