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Spanking/ Corporal Punishment of Children

Exercise #1

Spanking/ Corporal Punishment of Children

Clinton W. Ferguson

SOWK 300

Tuskegee University

January 27, 2010

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Article 1

Gil, D. (1971). Violence against children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 33(4),

637-648. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/349436

Summary In examining this article I have become aware of the serious problem

of violence against children. A close look at the psychological problems that are

commonly associated with child abuse also refer to in this article as violence

against children is a serious problem and examined in-depth in this article. The

data in this article was gathered through a series of epidemiological studies,

public opinions, and press survey’s. This article gives insight into the bio-psycho-

social element involved with violence against children. These findings are

conveyed in an attempt to moderate the emotional, physical and severe physical

discipline techniques that adults employ on children.

Article 2

Baumrind, D. (1996). The discipline controversy revisited. Family Relations,

45(4), 405-414. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/585170

Summary This article focuses on discipline as a controversy. Conservative and

liberal childrearing methods were examined. Conclusions in this article are made

that discipline is necessary in raising children. This article supports the notion
that in a supportive parent-child relationship physical discipline is necessary tool
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in raising children. This article stood apart of the others to me due to the fact that

this is the only article that advocates child abuse. In this article child abuse is

referred to as discipline and promoted in this article as the prudent use of

punishment. There are some very persuasive arguments in this article that gives
a good look at discipline as a controversy.

Article 3

Baumrind, D. (1996). The discipline controversy revisited. Family Relations,

45(4), 405-414. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/585170

Summary This article focuses on discipline as a controversy. Conservative and

liberal childrearing methods were examined. Conclusions in this article are made

that discipline is necessary in raising children. This article supports the notion

that in a supportive parent-child relationship physical discipline is necessary tool

in raising children. This article stood apart of the others to me due to the fact that

this is the only article that advocates child abuse. In this article child abuse is

referred to as discipline and promoted in this article as the prudent use of

punishment. There are some very persuasive arguments in this article that gives
a good look at discipline as a controversy.

Article 4

Dore, M., & Lee, J. (1999). The role of parent training with abusive and neglectful
parents. Family Relations, 48(3), 313-325. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/585642
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Summary This article goes in-depth about child abuse and neglect, as well as

the system parents quality of these acts are subject to. The effectiveness of

these systems are examined with special attention to those parents who are at

high risk for repeat abuse. Through analyzing data the shortcomings of these

parent training programs are exposed. This article provides firm implications that

more effective programs are needed to be effective in parent training. I found this

article to be a very interesting read and gives you important insight into the

manner that society treats parents who are abusive towards children. Also
covered in this article is the need for more adequate parent training programs.

Article 5

Herzberger, S., & Tennen, H. (1985). The effect of self-relevance on judgments

of moderate and severe disciplinary Encounters. Journal of Marriage and Family,
47(2), 311-318. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/352131

Summary This study by Howard Tennen compares the effects of discipline

experienced as a youth to the perception of severity and appropriateness of

disciplining techniques employed as adults. Surveys were conducted to gain data

in this study. The findings indicate that individuals who were subject to severe

punishment as youth were significantly more harsh on their judgment of

appropriate discipline, furthermore the implications of these findings are

discussed. This was a very interesting article I have analyzed all these articles

and they all to some degree imply the findings that are discussed in this article
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which is in particular the correlation between parents who were abused as

children and their view on abusing children.