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    This document discusses several studies on the topic of corporal punishment of children. Three key findings are: 1) Studies found that religion, race, and socioeconomic status influence whether parents spank their children, with Baptists, African Americans, single mothers and those with less wealth or education more likely to spank. 2) Parents who spank believe it has immediate positive effects and helps their children in the long run, while those who never spank feel guilty about it and think it undermines the parent-child relationship. 3) Research shows children of more aggressive parents exhibit more depression and anxiety, and those who feel rejected by parents perceive greater rejection, regardless of whether they experienced corporal punishment

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    This document discusses several studies on the topic of corporal punishment of children. Three key findings are: 1) Studies found that religion, race, and socioeconomic status influence whether parents spank their children, with Baptists, African Americans, single mothers and those with less wealth or education more likely to spank. 2) Parents who spank believe it has immediate positive effects and helps their children in the long run, while those who never spank feel guilty about it and think it undermines the parent-child relationship. 3) Research shows children of more aggressive parents exhibit more depression and anxiety, and those who feel rejected by parents perceive greater rejection, regardless of whether they experienced corporal punishment

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    Corporal Punishment of Children 1

    Spanking and Corporal Punishment of Children

    Exercise #1

    Spanking and Corporal Punishment of Children

    Alexander Dukes

    SOWK 300

    Tuskegee University

    September 14, 2010


    Corporal Punishment of Children 2

    References

    Erlanger, H. (1974). Social Class and Corporal Punishment in Childrearing: A Reassessment. American

    Sociological Review, 39(1), 68-85. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2094277

    This study focuses on adult respondents regarding corporal punishment in their lives. The

    article's study asked respondents several questions regarding their background and corporal

    punishment. The study found that religion had the greatest effect on whether or not a person was

    spanked or not. Baptists seemed to be spanked more than other denominations. Also, the study

    presented several situations in which a child may be spanked, and asked respondents whether

    spanking would be appropriate. Among these results, it was found that poorly educated whites

    did not tend to spank their kids very often. However, the result was different for blacks. The

    more educated the African American parent, the less likely they were to spank.

    Giles-Sims, J., Straus, M., & Sugarman, D. (1995). Child, Maternal, and Family Characteristics

    Associated with Spanking. Family Relations, 44(2), 170-176. Retrieved from

    http://www.jstor.org/stable/584804

    This article examines the types of families that typically engage in the spanking of children.

    Through surveys conducted at Ohio State University of women that began in the year 1979 and

    ended in the year 1986, the article finds that African American women, or women who are

    single or women who are poor are more likely to spank their children. The article hypothesizes

    that this is because these women are under more stress than their more racially accepted or

    married or wealthier counterparts. However, the article also finds that there is a lack of

    definition of what exactly 'spanking' is. It suggests the use of the term 'corporal punishment'

    instead of spanking.
    Corporal Punishment of Children 3

    Holden, G., Miller, P., & Harris, S. (1999). The Instrumental Side of Corporal Punishment: Parents'

    Reported Practices and Outcome Expectancies. Journal of Marriage and Family, 61(4), 908-

    919. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/354012

    This article has to do with the question: "why do parents spank their children and what are the

    expected results they expect to see from such punishment?" The method by which the authors

    attempted to answer this question was via two surveys of American parents. The studies were

    based on questions regarding the immediate effects of spanking, the long term effects, and the

    parents feelings about spanking. The study found that the parents that spanked often thought

    that it had more immediate effects and positive long term effects.The never spank group felt

    guilty about spanking when they preformed it on their children and it would undermine their

    relationship with their child. Interestingly, the study found mothers and fathers generally spank

    about the same amount.

    Rodriguez, C. (2003). Parental Discipline and Abuse Potential Affects on Child Depression, Anxiety, a

    nd Attributions. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65(4), 809-817. Retrieved from

    http://www.jstor.org/stable/3599892

    This article explores the potential effects of parental discipline upon the psychology of children.

    A study was conducted by telephone by the family being studied with parents and kids

    answering the questions. The study within the article essentially finds that the children of

    parents that are considered more aggressive tend to show more signs of depression and

    anxiety. In the end the author call for more research into the psychological effects of

    corporal punishment on minors. The researcher who conducted the sudy is aware of likely

    aware of its limitations and this likely prompts the call for more investigation.

    Rohner, R., Bourque, S., & Elordi, C. (1996). Children's Perceptions of Corporal Punishment,
    Corporal Punishment of Children 4

    Caretaker Acceptance, and Psychological. Journal of Marriage and Family, 58(4), 842-852.

    Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/353974

    This article has to do with children's views regarding spanking perpetrated by the people that

    take care of them. The study for the article was conducted in a poor southern town with black

    and white residents. Youth in the study answered a questionnaire with questions centered around

    the amount of acceptance or rejection they received at home, the amount of spanking they

    received,their perceptions regarding spanking and a personality question set. The study found

    that the majority of kids felt accepted at home in the county. It also showed that kids who have

    not psychologically adjusted to a new home perceive a greater perception of rejection by the

    their parents. The study says this correlation to rejection is greater than that of corporal

    punishment to rejection.

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