Persuasive Essay Spanking Spanking is a form of corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence. It is usually done in act by an adult‚ parent‚ or guardian hitting the child or students buttock. The reason this is done is in response to bad behavior. Some countries have outlawed the act of spanking in every setting‚ but many allow it as long as it is done by a parent or guardian. As many people think spanking is an okay discipline
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Chelsea Hall SOC/CJST 405 Dr. Brian Monahan 30 November 2012 Ever-changing Viewpoints on Spanking As a world population‚ evidence shows that children were not valued in general throughout history until the twentieth century. Children were known as parental property and were treated as such. Children did not have rights of any kind; they could be sold‚ beaten‚ used as slaves‚ etc. for their parents’’ purposes. Several overlapping perspectives for conceptualizing and dealing with deviant
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J.A. (2007‚ April) Human Development and Family Studies. Positive Discipline and Child Guidance. http://www.extension.missouri.edu Howard‚ B.J. (1996‚ February) Advising Parents on discipline: what works (The short-and long-term consequences of Corporal Punishment. Gale Apollo Library Kalb‚ C. (2008‚ February) Newsweek Web Exclusive. Spare the Rod? Spanking may lead to aggression and sexual problems later in life‚ says a new study. So why do so many parents still believe in it. www.newsweek.com/id/116788/
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and they cause serious problems for children in the United States. Child abuse essentially focuses on the child’s bad behaviors and gives the child emotional and physical harms. Forms of abuse include spanking‚ hitting‚ saying negative things and corporal punishment. In fact‚ parental discipline is a much more appropriate way of dealing with negative behavior than using abusive actions on the child. The line between parental discipline and child abuse is not clear. However‚ child abuse can be defined
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“Corporal punishment is the use of physical force causing pain‚ but not wounds‚ as a means of discipline.” Definition of Corporal Punishment by Unicef- Educate! Don’t Punish! Awareness Campaign Physical punishment was very common. In the past corporal punishment was by not only applied to children. It was used on adults as well. In England from the Middle Ages whipping was a common punishment for minor crimes. In the 18th century whipping or flogging was a common punishment in the British army and
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Ignoring Their Children for Their BlackBerry." Washington Post. The Washington Post‚ 31 Jan. 2011. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. Cherry‚ Kendra. "What Is Authoritarian Parenting?" About.com Psychology. About.com‚ 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. "Corporal Punishment in Schools." Corporal Punishment in Schools. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‚ 2013. Web. 10 Nov. 2013. "How Can I Bring out the Best in My Child?" Childrearing Matters. Childrearing Matters‚ 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. "How Media Screen
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alternative care settings Is there a legal defence for corporal punishment which must be repealed? Yes – The law confirms a right to correction (“jus corrigenda”). A 1996 Supreme Court ruling states that this cannot be used to defend the use of corporal punishment but this has not been confirmed in legislation. The near universal social acceptance of corporal punishment in childrearing necessitates clarity in law that no level of corporal punishment is acceptable. The “right to correction” should
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English 1301 – Argumentative/Persuasive Paper CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS You will find that most people will try and argue the fact that corporal punishment should be banned from our school systems. Although most states have not outlawed corporal punishment in our schools‚ most of the school systems do not enforce corporal punishment. Children of all ages need to be held accountable for their actions and at the rate the school systems are going‚ children know they can misbehave
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Corporal Punishment LaShawnda White PSY/101 March 10‚ 2012 Donna Rail-Baker Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is used as a discipline method for children. One of the most commonly used discipline methods in America is corporal punishment [ (Gershoff & Larzelere‚ 2002) ]. Is corporal punishment considered to be an effective form of discipline for children? Many parents’ opinions are different on how to properly discipline a misbehaving child. It has been proven children who
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Effects of Corporal Punishment on Children When Used in the Home Discussion about corporal punishment is everywhere. It is in the news and in the home‚ and in education on what is punishment and what is abuse is beginning to rise. Corporal punishment has been used as a disciplinary tool for parents throughout all of America’s history (Gershoff‚ 2002‚ p. 1). However‚ the definition of what corporal punishment actually is‚ is still unclear to some people and parents. In Wendy Walsh’s essay‚ "Spanker
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