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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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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Parental Use of Corporal Punishment on Children: A Literature Review Abstract In this paper I intend to compare and contrast the views of four scholars on the issue of parental use of corporal punishment on children in terms of the evidence they utilize to substantiate their arguments‚ their purposes for producing theses four scholarships‚ and the conclusions they reach. All four sources agree that the corporal punishment may contribute to the violence in a society‚ but the cause and effect
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“Spare the Rod‚ Spoil the Child: The Debate On Corporal Punishment” Introduction Many people have witnessed a misbehaved child in a public area and thought to themselves‚ “That child needs some discipline.” However‚ the type of discipline and the severity of its implementation is something that has been debated for many decades because it is tough to determine how/eif certain types of discipline are beneficial or harmful. The generally accepted definition of discipline is regarded as the practice
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Intro Thesis 1.Schools should not use corporal punishment: 1.Schools should not use corporal punishment because if they did the student would most likely stop them or do it to them also. 2.Schools should not use corporal punishment because if the parents or guardians did not know that the school did that they would most likely see the marks of the punishment and freak out. 3.schools should not use corporal punishment because if the parents or guardians wanted their children to learn from their
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English Composition EN101S-6LC October 12‚ 2011 Argumentative Essay: Opposing Capital Punishment According to the Death Penalty Information Center‚ a brief overview of capital punishment throughout history would go like this: Back in the eighteenth century B.C. death penalty laws were first established in the Code of King Hammaurabi of Babylon. In the eleventh century A.D. William the Conqueror did not allow people to be hanged except in cases of murder. As of 1608‚ Captain George Kendall
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What is corporal punishment? We have all experienced incidences of corporal punishment: when a mother smacks her son‚ trying to stop his tantrum because she doesn ’t want to buy him something; when a father shakes his daughter because she has hit another child; when an adolescent is hit for answering back. It ’s not unusual to see smacking or blows to the neck. Most people living in Spain don ’t see corporal punishment as something strange‚ something to be questioned‚ and yet it does make
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Corporal punishment by parent The pro and cons Corporal Punishment is a very complex and controversial topic. It’s hard to decide what is right and what is wrong when discussing how to discipline children. For who are not familiar with the term corporal punishment it is the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain‚ not injury but for purpose of correction control of the child’s behavior. However‚ no matter what the arguments are‚ corporal and non-physical
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TO PUNISH OR DISCIPLINE? TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ABOLITION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT Loretta Cicognani A research report submitted to the School of Human and Community Development‚ University of the Witwatersrand‚ Johannesburg‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Education (Educational Psychology). Johannesburg 2004 I ABSTRACT In the last decade‚ corporal punishment in South African schools was banned. This is in keeping with international
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Iosrjournals.Org Implications of corporal punishment on primary school children Shukla Jyoti* & Singh Neetu** Research Scholar* & Asst. Professor** Department of Human Development & Family Studies School for Home Sciences Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University‚ Lucknow-226025 Uttar Pradesh‚ India Abstract: The use of corporal punishment at home and school has been widely debated. Some believe it is a means of discipline while others call it abuse. Corporal punishment is harmful to children. It could
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