definition (Hamamrman et al. 1). With a debatable definition who is in the rightful position to claim the difference between corporal punishment and physical child abuse? Each year there are numerous reports made of child abuse; however‚ with the opinions of parenting varying greatly the numbers of allegations being made are multiplying (Fréchette et al. 137). Corporal punishment is a form of discipline generally defined as‚ “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience
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Law reignites battle over best way to deal with unruly tots. Retrieved June 12‚ 2007‚ from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16929303/print/1/displaymode/1098 Colvard‚ K Corporal Punishment: Proceeding of a conference‚ February 9 and 10‚ 1996 in Elk Grove Village‚ Illinois). [electronic version] Pediatrics‚ v98.n4:pp807(2). Corporal Punishment takes research hit. (Behavior). (Brief Article). (2002). Science News Huffman‚ B. (1995). Use of spanking as discipline by mothers of young children. Hunt‚ J. (1997)
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school for two weeks (Sterett). Even though this incident happened forty years back‚ the practice of corporal punishment is still taking place in some parts of the world‚ and the debate of whether corporal punishment should be legal or not is still a very heated topic. However‚ corporal punishment should be stopped completely and made illegal for the betterment of the students. Corporal punishment is the main cause of students facing physical and psychological disabilities. Murray A. Strauss. Professor
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Effects and Effectiveness of Corporal Punishment in U.S. Schools The Effects and Effectiveness of Corporal Punishment in U.S. Schools Merriam Webster defines corporal punishment as 1: punishment applied to the body of an offender including the death penalty‚ whipping‚ and imprisonment. 2: punishment administered by an adult (as a parent or a teacher) to the body of a child ranging in severity from a slap to a spanking ("Merriam-Webster‚" 2011). Currently corporal punishment is legal in nineteen U
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Corporal punishments should not be re-introduced in schools. The idea of ’firm but fair’ is often use to describe the ideal punishment – but it is fair‚ and for that matter‚ is it effective to use corporal punishment in schools? In the next few minutes I’d like to show that not only is it ineffective in dealing with belligerence - or students who won’t do their homework it is also counter-productive. The truth is that if a child is doing something wrong - playing instead of doing their
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT Should a teacher be allowed to inflict corporal punishment to instill discipline among delinquent students? Corporal punishment is defined as the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain “but not injury” for the purpose of correction or control of the child’s behavior‚ the phrase “but not injury” was included in order to distinguish it from physical abuse. In my point of view the teachers should be allowed to inflict appropriate (with
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Corporal Punishment: Helping or Hurting Your Child? Child abuse! Spankings! Discipline! Beating! People have different thoughts when they hear the words corporal punishment. There is a fine line between corporal punishment‚ disciplining your child out of love‚ and child abuse‚ beating your child out of anger. I believe that physical discipline is needed when children continuously misbehave‚ as long as parents and authorities don’t cross the line. Three reasons I believe corporal punishment is an
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Unit 9 “Ten Myths that Perpetuate Corporal Punishment” According to his article Stratus discusses the extent to which parents in the United States use corporal punishment (such as spanking and slapping) and its consequences on their children. The question of whether corporal punishment is an effective technique of discipline is fervently deliberated. In his article‚ Murray Stratus discussed ten myths that perpetuate corporal punishment‚ in this essay I will be discussing three of them‚ starting
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Over the years‚ the social norm for child discipline has become time outs‚ lectures on what is right and wrong‚ or basically any form of punishment that does not include any physical discipline from the parent or guardian. Many people think that physical discipline will have bad effects on children later in life‚ when in actuality physical discipline will make children stronger by teaching them that doing wrong will have actual consequences once they get into the real world‚ because timeouts are
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The Spanking Issue: The Ethical Dilemma of Corporal Punishment This issue of corporal punishment is a current issue that many people have on their minds. The issue strikes an emotional chord for many whom were or were not punished by spanking during their own childhoods. The issue generally focuses on the effect that spanking or other discipline methods will have on children. I will specifically be exploring the question: is it ever appropriate to spank a child? The cases for and against the spanking
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