Is Corporal Punishment an Effective Form of Discipline?
Corporal Punishment --- Is it an effective means of discipline
For years, corporal punishment has been a way to punish misbehaving children in schools across the country. This subject has been full of controversy within the child development ans psychological communities.
In the article, “Is Corporal Punishment an effective means of punishment”, published by the American Pyschological Association (apa.org), June 2002. In a large-scale meta-analysis of 88 studies, psychologist Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff, PhD, of the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University, looked at both positive and negative behaviors in children that were associated corporal punishment. Gershoff looked for associations between parental use of corporal punishment and child behaviors and experiences. Gershoff cited many reasons for opposing the corporal punishment policy. In commentary published along with the Gershoff study, George W. Holden, PhD., of the University of Texas at Austin, writes that Gershoff's findings “reflect the growing body of evidence indicating that corporal punishment does no good and may even cause more harm.” Holden submits that the psychological community should not be advocating spanking as a discipline tool. In the article Gershoff demonstrates her clear disappointment about the issue of corporal punishment.
In the article, “To paddle or not to paddle”, published by CNN.com in August 2010, the author of the article, Liane Membis states that Representative Carolyn McCarthy of New York says paddling in schools has got to stop. She recently introduced legislation in to Congress that calls for a national end to paddling, a form of corporal punishment. Representative McCarthy believes that paddling is a form of discipline that causes immediate pain, and in some cases lasting injury and mental trauma. But not everyone feels the same way. Liane Membis cites a 1977 Supreme Court ruling in the Ingraham vs. Wright case that corporal
For years, corporal punishment has been a way to punish misbehaving children in schools across the country. This subject has been full of controversy within the child development ans psychological communities.
In the article, “Is Corporal Punishment an effective means of punishment”, published by the American Pyschological Association (apa.org), June 2002. In a large-scale meta-analysis of 88 studies, psychologist Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff, PhD, of the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University, looked at both positive and negative behaviors in children that were associated corporal punishment. Gershoff looked for associations between parental use of corporal punishment and child behaviors and experiences. Gershoff cited many reasons for opposing the corporal punishment policy. In commentary published along with the Gershoff study, George W. Holden, PhD., of the University of Texas at Austin, writes that Gershoff's findings “reflect the growing body of evidence indicating that corporal punishment does no good and may even cause more harm.” Holden submits that the psychological community should not be advocating spanking as a discipline tool. In the article Gershoff demonstrates her clear disappointment about the issue of corporal punishment.
In the article, “To paddle or not to paddle”, published by CNN.com in August 2010, the author of the article, Liane Membis states that Representative Carolyn McCarthy of New York says paddling in schools has got to stop. She recently introduced legislation in to Congress that calls for a national end to paddling, a form of corporal punishment. Representative McCarthy believes that paddling is a form of discipline that causes immediate pain, and in some cases lasting injury and mental trauma. But not everyone feels the same way. Liane Membis cites a 1977 Supreme Court ruling in the Ingraham vs. Wright case that corporal
Cited: Gershoff, Elizabeth Thompson. “Is Corporal Punishment an Effective Means of Discipline?” American Pyschological Association (June 2002) Accessed 1/28/2012<http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2002/06/spanking.aspx>. Membis, Liane. “To paddle or not to paddle student.” CNN.com (August, 2010):2 Pages.Accessed 1/28/2012 <http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/05/corporal.punishment/index.html>.