Physical Abuse

Date

2001

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Lexington Publishers

Abstract

There is a fine line between physical abuse and legal, socially approved spanking and other modes of disciplining children. Although some researchers argue that corporal punishment often leads to physical abuse, the relationship is largely ignored by federal and other organizations, which have campaigned against corporal punishment by teachers in the schools, but not by parents. This book chapter examines the evidence regarding the relationship between corporal punishment and physical abuse, and assesses whether the topic is adequately discussed in the scholarly literature. (NCAC Abstract)

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Keywords

child abuse, parenting, literature review

Citation

Straus, M. A. (2001). Physical Abuse. In: Murray A. Straus, Beating the Devil Out of Them: Corporal Punishment in American Families and Its Effects on Children. 2nd Edition. (pp. 81-97). New Brunswick, NJ: Lexington Publishers.

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