Essays On Corporal Punishment

Theissueofcorporalpunishment,i.e.spanking,andwhetheritsuseshouldbeendorsedor condemned,haslongbeendebated.Researchonthistopicisdifficult,especiallybecauseitis ethicallyimpossibletoassignchildrenandparentsrandomlytogroupsthatusespankingasa disciplinarymethod.Andevenifresearcherstrackchildrenwhoarespanked,itisjustasimpossible toaccuratelymeasureeverycontributingvariable–fromchildren'sbehaviorandparents'intents,to theintensityofthepunishmentandchildren'ssensoryandemotionalperception.Nevertheless, researchhasbeenconductedandexpertswhocontendthedisciplinarypractice,claimthatcorporal punishmentcanbecomeachronicstressor,mightactuallycausemoreaggressivebehavior,andeven slowdownchildren'smentaldevelopment(Wright&Straus,2009;Berlin,2009).Otherscientists havearguedthattheresearchunderlyingtheseclaimsisflawed,forexamplebecauseitdoesnot excludeallothervariablesthatcouldberesponsibleforthenegativeoutcomes(Bialik,2009) Scientistsinfavorof,oratleastnotopposedto,spankingdeclarethat,whenusedundercertain circumstances,corporalpunishmentisnotharmfulandcouldevenhavemorebeneficialoutcomes thanotherdisciplinarytechniques(Larzelere,1996).

Thepurposeofthisissueistofurtherweighargumentsforandagainsttheuseofcorporal punishmentandtocometoaconclusionofwhetherornottheuseofspankingasaparenting

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Topic:ShouldCorporalPunishmentbeusedbyparentsonyoungchildren?

GeneralPurpose:Topersuade

SpecificPurpose:Iwanttopersuademyaudiencethatcorporalpunishmentshouldnotbeawayof punishmentandtouseothereffectivepunishments.

ThesisStatement:Corporalpunishmenttendstoperpetuateacycleofchildabuse

IntroductionI.AttentionGrabber:"Corporalpunishmentistheuseofphysicalforcewiththe intentionofcausingachildtoexperiencepain,butnotinjury,forthepurposeofcorrectionor controlofthechild'sbehavior."(Cope,Kristin,C."TheAgeofDiscipline:TheRelevanceofAgeto theReasonablenessofCorporalPunishment"Law&ContemporaryProblems."II.showmore content

A.Societyhascometocensusthatanythingnotseverelyhurtingchildisacceptable 1Manyadultsnotabletorecognizepowercomparedtoyoungchild a.whatparentbelievestobelightspankhaspotentialtoleavebruisesonchild b.loseseffectivenessiftoolightofforce–graduallyincreasesforce.2.generallyusedwhenparent isangry–nostablementalstateofactionB.highriskfor–behaviordisorder,anxiety,depression, &hopelessness

1"Resultsonresearchindicatedthatparticipants'evaluationsoftheirparents'corporalpunishment asthreateningwasmoreimportantthantheactualfrequencyofcorporalpunishmentindetermining adolescentmentalhealth,andweresignificantlyassociatedwiththementalhealthmeasuresafter controllingforotherelementsofparenting"(Mulvaney,Matthew)

1."corporalpunishmenthasnegativeeffectonchild'sintelligencelevel" (ScienceDaily,UniversityofToronto,2013).

2.childrenagedtwotofourwhowerespankedhadIQscoresonaveragefivepointslowerthan childrenwhowerenotspankedinthesameagegroup.C.Corporalpunishmentdirectlyassociated withsuicideattempts,alcoholism,&drug

Abuse.(Clymo,Philippa.)D.(WarrantbyCause)Asyoucansee,inmostcasesparentsbelievethey aren't

Harmingtheirchildren,theyareteachingthemalessonbuttheycanpotentiallybeharmingthemby causingthemtodevelopmental

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Corporalpunishment,ortheactofhittingachildaspunishment,hasbeenatopicofdebateformany decadesnowandeventhoughmediaandmostofthecountryfrownuponit,itisstilllegalinall50 states.SowhyisCorporalPunishmentstilllegal?Well,AccordingtotheMassachusettsSupreme judicialcourt,aslongasthehittingis"light",meanttosafeguardthechild'swellbeing,andcauses noharm,thenit'sdeemedacceptableWhilemanyparentshaveacceptedthisoutcomethatdoesnot meanthesupremecourtiscorrect.GPO.GOVshowsamultitudeofsupremecourtcasesthatwere overturned;therefore,thesupremecourtisnotacrediblesourceformoralstandpoints.Sothe questionstands;Shouldcorporalpunishmentbeillegal?showmorecontent

Achildwhoreceivesphysicalpunishmentwillbelievethathittingisaneffectiveformofproblem–solving;inconsequence,thechildwilllearntobecomeviolent.Fromthepointofviewofthe averageperson,theharmcausedbyspankingwillgoawayquickly,butthatiswrong;theeffectsof spankingcandoanoutrageousamountofharminternally.AccordingtoDartmouth.EDU,"Several importantnervesfromthesacralplexuseithersupplyortraversetheglutealregion";Whicharethe SuperiorGlutealNerveandtheSciaticNerve,whichisthelargestnerveinthebody.Thesenerves areveryimportantaswellasbeveryvulnerabletodamage.Theeffectsofthepermanentdamage donetothesenervesfaroutweighthedisciplinaryusesofspanking.AccordingtoCancer.gov, damagetonervescancreatemotorproblems;Suchas,weakmuscles,lossofbalance,anddifficulty todosimpleactionsAnotherpopulartohitareaisthehandsAccordingtoNoSpanknet,thehands havenounderlyingprotectivetissue,whichmakestheligaments,nerves,andbloodvesselshighly vulnerable.Adefenseofcorporalpunishmentcouldbethatapersoncouldjustavoidhittingthese areas,exceptthatisimmediatelyrebuttedbythefactthatnervesarealloverthebodyAlthougha parent'sgoalinusingcorporalpunishmentistoteachachildmorals,thatisnotwhatactually happens.Whenachild'sonlyconsequencefordoing

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CorporalPunishment

Sincethemid–1950s,parentsandpsychologistshavebeenbattlingoverthetopicconcerning corporalpunishment.Theparentswereraisedinhomeswherecorporalpunishmentwasused,and theyfeelthatitwasasuccessfultechniquethatraisedthemwellPsychologists,ontheotherhand, conductedresearch;alotofwhichwasbiasedandfalse,tellingparentsthatcorporalpunishment wasbadfortheirchildren.Afteryearsofresearchingandstudyingtheeffectsofcorporal punishment,themostpopulartheoriesstatingthatitisaharmfultechnique,wereprovenwrong Corporalpunishmentisfoundtobeagoodtechniqueintherightsituations,withtherightmotives, andusingthecorrecttools.showmorecontent

Inthepast,themediahasbeenknowntobeveryanti–corporalpunishment.Duetotheiropinionthat ithasanegativeeffectonchildren,theymainlypublishonlyanti–corporalpunishmentarticles. Whenananti–corporalpunishmentbookisnewlypublished,suchasBeatingtheDevilOutof Them,byMurrayA.Straus,orTheCaseagainstSpanking,byIrwinA.Hyman,themediahypesup thenewbooks,encouragingparentstogooutandbuythem.In1997,Strauswasinterviewedon ABC–TVabouthisopinionsonspanking.Hebelievesthatifparentsstopspanking,?We?llhave? lowercoststodealwithcrimeandmentalillness?(MulrineandRosellinip3).Thisstatementwas farfetchedandfalsebecausehisconclusionwasdrawnfromhisstudiesthatwerelaterproventobe incorrect.AccordingtoMulrineandRosellini,?Strauswentevenfurther,assertingthatspanking helpsfosterpunitivesocialattitudes,suchassupportforbombingraidstopunishcountriesthat supportterrorists?

Thereasonwhythemediahassuchaneffectonthemindsofparentstodayisbecausemostofthe authorsarepsychologistsorchilddevelopmenteducators,whichintimidatesmanyadults.Despite whatadultsmayfeelisthecorrectformofpunishment,theywillnotcontinueifaprofessionaltells themthattheyarecausingphysical,mental,andsocialharmtotheirchild

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Thispaperfocusesontheviewsofcorporalpunishmentasitrelatestothedisciplineofchildrenand whythetopicissocontroversial.Thepaperwillstatevariousdefinitionsofcorporalpunishmentas wellasabriefhistoryofpunishingchildrenwithphysicalforceThepaperwillalsostatethe alternativesanddisadvantagesasadisciplinetoolforchildrenwhycorporalpunishmentmaynotbe thebestmethodofpunishmentforchildren.Thepaperhighlightsresearchandexperiments performedwithregardtopunishingchildrenaswellasstatesstatisticsofphysicalabuseandlists somealternativesofcorporalpunishmentthatarejustaseffective.

CorporalPunishmentasaMeansofDisciplineforChildrenCorporalshowmorecontent

Therearebothpro'sandcon'swhenconsideringcorporalpunishmentasadisciplinarymethodfor childrenMuchcontroversyhasgoneonwithregardtothissubjectandstudiesindicatethatthe negativesoutweighthepositiveswhenconsideringcorporalpunishmentforchildren.Evidenceis prevalentofwhycorporalpunishmentshouldbebannedbuttherealityofitisthatitwillbequite difficulttostopphysicalpunishmentManywouldthinkthatdefiningcorporalpunishmentwhenit relatestopunishmentofchildrenisstraightforwardbutfactofthematterisquitebroad.Asimple definitionofcorporalpunishmentistheformofdisciplineutilizingbodilypunishmentofanykind, suchasspanking(Friedman&Schonberg,1996).Corporalpunishmentcanbedefinedincategories ofwhippingorflogging,burningoftheskin,mutilation,or"amoreseriousencroachmentonthe body,amercifulinstantdeathandatorturousandprolongeddeath(Schmalleger&Smykla,pg37)

Whenreferringtochildren,corporalpunishmentisdefinedasaformofphysicalviolenceby inflictingpainwithoutcausinginjurieswhereinitislegallyandsociallyacceptedusedtocontrol certainactsofbehaviorthatareundesirable.Clement,M.&Chamberland(2008).Researchers (e.g.Graziano,Hambien,&Plante,1996)havebeencriticizedforusingtermssuchassub–abusive, non–abusive,moderate,andordinarytodefinecorporatepunishmentallegingthatthesetermswere not

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Corporalpunishmentisadisciplinemethodinwhichanadministeringadultinflictspainupona student(usuallyusingapaddle)inresponsetoastudent'soffensivebehavior.Nowadaysregulations havebeencreatedastohowmany"swats"canbeinflicted,bywhom,andwithwhatinstrumentIt isstillusedinmanyU.S.schoolsasadisciplinarymethodagainstdisobedientordefiantstudents. Althoughcorporalpunishmentisnolongertoleratedinthemilitary,prisons,ormentalinstitutions, 21statesstillallowcorporalpunishmentinfullorinpartaccordingtotheUSDepartmentof Education.Everyyear,morethan223,190studentsarebeingsubjectedtothisparticularformof punishmentinpublicschools,andadisproportionate...showmorecontent...

Notonlyaresuchmessagesthoughttobewrongthemselves,butitisclaimedthattheyarerepeated bythechildrenwhoarehit.Intheshortterm,thosewhoarephysicallypunishedareallegedto commitviolenceagainstotherchildren,againstteachersandagainstschoolpropertyAsfaraslong–termeffectsareconcerned,itisallegedthatsignificantnumbersofpeoplewhocommitcrimeswere physicallypunishedaschildren.Itistheseargumentsthatliebehindthesaying"violencebreeds violence"Allformsofcorporalpunishmentinschoolsmustbebannedgiventhatallviolencemust bebannedinschoolsandallcorporalpunishmentinfluencesviolenceinschools.(CS)Justbecause anofficialispromotingviolence,insteadofastudent,doesnotmakeitokay

Punishingastudentwithviolenceistakingtheeasywayoutofthesituation.Itislikeputtinga Band–Aidoveracutforthequickandeasyfix.Itmaybeawaytocreateanimmediateresponse, butitisinhumaneandforlackofabetterword,lazySothisleavesuswithachoice;eitherwe continuetakingthe"quickfix",orwetakeactionbypermanentlyabolishingcorporalpunishment. Noonewantstotreatchildren,thefutureofourcountry,withjustaquickfixthatcahurtthemin thelongrun.(DS)Soweneedtoconfronttheproblemheadonbytakingactionandfindingother meansofpunishment.

Non–hittingstates

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CORPORALPUNISHMENTRESEARCHSTUDY

CHAPTER4:DATAANALYSIS,INTERPRETATIONANDPRESENTATIONOFFINDINGS

41INTRODUCTION

Tointerpretsomethingistogiveitameaning.,Ttherefore,dataanalysisistheactoforganisingand reducingthedatatoamoremanageableandinterpretableform(Krüger,DeVos,Fouché&Venter, and2005:218).Toputitmoreconcisely,dataanalysisistheorganisationingofrawdataintomore conciseandintelligibledatawhichcanlaterbeanalysed(Bless&Kathuria,2000:1).Theresearcher usedboththequantitativeandqualitativedataanalysistointerpretthefindings.

Theresearcheradministeredtheinterviewsto10learners,4parents,4teachersand2education officersandalsothe...showmorecontent...

Thestudyrevealsthat40%ofthelearnersindicatedtheywouldnotpreferanyformofcorporal punishmentwhereas60%abhorredtoit.(Letshaveatableandgraphstodemonstratethis).Perhaps itisbecauseofthefearthatcorporalpunishmentinculcatestothestudents.Somelearnersmadethe followingsentiments:

''Corporalpunishmentispainfulitmustnotbeusedatschool''

''Iwasbeatenonthebuttockswithanelectricwire.Iwasunabletositeatwellandhadtobetakento thehospital''

''Whenmyteacherbeatsmeonthehands,itbecamehardformewashtowasmyuniformafter school''(alwaysrereadwhatyoyuwritetocorrectyourself)

Theteachersmoreorlessagreedwiththeirlearners.60%oftheteachersabhorredcorporal punishmentAfewmadethefollowingsentiments,

''Iunderstandthatcorporalpunishmentisdangerousandpainfulbecauseafteradministeringit, learnerscryandtherewillbelessconcentrationintheclass''

''thegovernmentmustnotcommandustostopbeatingthechildren,itmustprovideuswith alternativethatareprovenbysomeonewhoisintheclassroomenvironment''

''Thegovernmentmuststopattachingalotofrightstolearnersbecauseitdestroystheirbehaviorand successinlife''butthesetwoarenotsupportingcorporalpunishment.Youshouldtakeit

Usingcorporalpunishmentinschoolsisnotbenefitingourchildren.Infact,itmaybehurtingour childrenmorethanhelpingthem,andteachingthemthewrongwaytodealwiththeirproblems.I feelthatdisciplinestartsathome,andshouldnotbeleftfortheschoolstohandle.

CorporalpunishmentmaydomoreharmthangoodIt"hasnopositiveeffectsthatweknow of"(Keeshan67).Itmaystoptheunrulybehaviortemporarily,butitdoesnottreatthe underlyingcauses(Keeshan67)."Unrulybehaviorisacryforhelp"(Keeshan67). Thesechildrendonotwanttoactthisway,buttheyhavenochoiceWedon'tknowwhythese childrenactunruly.Maybeit'sbecausetheyarehungryorphysicallyoremotionally...showmore content

Thisistrue,sowhyshouldwespankourchildrenwhentheyaregoingtoreceiveworsepunishment forthingstheydowhentheyareolder?Itseemsthatweareteachingkidsthatiftheydowrong, they'llgetnothingbutalittleswatandthat'sallTherehastobeanotherwaytoteachkidsthattheir behaviorwasnotappropriate.Howaboutsendingkidstotheirrooms?Thatsimulatesgoingtojail. Whatdoesspankingsimulate?Whenthesechildrengrowupandcommitmoreseriouscrimes,they willexpectthecourttogivethemaslaponthewristandletthemoff.Itdoesn'tworkthatwayand theywillbesurprisedtolearnthis.

Ifeelthatcorporalpunishmentonlyhurtsourchildrenandteachesthemviolence.Parentsshould demandthattheybetheonestodecidehowtheirchildispunishedandthenperhapsthefive hundredthousandchildrenthatarepaddledatschoolcouldactuallybenefitfromdiscipline

WorksCited "EndLegalChildAbuse;StopSchoolPaddling."USAToday.1Apr.1994:14A.

Keeshan,Bob."CorporalPunishmentinSchoolsWouldNotHelpChildren."FromBob

Keeshan:"TheTimeisNow"TheHumanist,November/December1988Rpt

OpposingViewpoints:America'sChildrenEdBrunoLeoneandDavidBender

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CorporalPunishment

Beatthestudents!Beatthestudents!Beatthestudents!Thewaymostschoolsystemswantto disciplinetheirstudentsintheschoolsystem,istobeatthem.Thisistheconceptmostschoolslook atcorporalpunishment.Corporalpunishmenthasbeenusedinschoolforcenturies.Manyschools havelimitedtheuseofcorporalpunishmentbutmostschoolscontinuetousecorporalpunishment Corporalpunishmentisdefinedas"physicalpaininflictedonthebodyofachildasapenaltyfor disapprovedbehavior."Thesephysicalpainsschoolsallowtouseonstudentshavebecomea problemTheseproblemsconsistofphysicalinjuriesandlawsuitsOverhalfofthestatesinthe UnitedStateshavebannedcorporalpunishment,...showmorecontent...

TheteacherasksJohntostepintothehalltoreceivethecorporalpunishmentwhichistobepaddled threetimes.Johntakesthepaddlingandreturntotheclassroom.Thestudentsintheclassroom begantolaughatJohnandJohnbecomesdiscourageandwillnotenjoythelearningenvironmentof theclassroomIfJohndoesnotlearn,hewillcontinuetomisbehaveandthinkofhimselfunworthy Corporalpunishmenthasbeenanegativeformofdisciplineinrecentyears.

Hicks–Passsuggeststhatthemajorityofthestatesthathavecorporalpunishmentintheirschoolsare thestatesintheSouth,theBiblebelt.TheBiblebeltbelievesthescriptureProverbs13:24,whoever sparestherodhatestheirchildren,buttheonewholovestheirchildreniscarefultodisciplinethem. TheBiblebeltbelievesindisciplinethechildthroughpaddling,spanking,switches,oranyother formtheyconsiderthe'rod'theycouldusetobeatthechild.Tolinkcorporalpunishmenttoreligious practicesisnotgoodifschoolscannotlinkprayerbacktoschoolsandthereadingoftheNational AnthemandleaveGodoutThisdesignisnowfulloflawsandconstitutionalrightsandalso unequaltogender.(Hicks–Pass,2009)Anotherdesignofcorporalpunishmentisforittoequaland forallstudentsofallracesandgendertoreceivethesamepunishment.Ifcorporalpunishmentisnot anequalformofdiscipline,thenitshouldnotbeallowedintheschoolsystem.Whenschool

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CorporalPunishmentCorporalpunishmenthasbeenapartoffamilylifeforthousandsofyears, takingitsplaceinsocietiesallovertheglobe.Fromwoodswitchestothickleatherbelts,allsortsof toolshavebeenusedtodisciplinenaughtychildren.Noonehaseverreallyexaminedthequestionof whetherornotthisformofpunishmentisproductiveorcounterproductive.Inexaminingthe situationofwhetherornotthisformofpunishmentiswarrantedorevenwhatonemightconsider proper,asamplesituationmustbeexamined.Let'ssay,forargument'ssakethatalittleboynamed JohnnyjustthrewatempertantrumandthrewhisbowlofCocoCrispiesÓalloverthekitchenfloor.

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Nowifshehadspankedhimortakenharshwordswithhim,shewouldbethelesserforit.Hewould beleftwithnoreasonforwhyhisactionwaswrong,andhewouldresenthismotherandpossibly endupwithsomeemotionaldamagesincehismothergavehimnoreasoningbehindheractions.He wouldseehismotherasanabusiveparent,whichwouldleadhimtofearhismotherforyearsto come,dissolvinganypossibilityofthemeverdevelopinganormalmother–sonrelationship

Thisisjustonefictionalexamplethatprobablytakesforminsomewayoranotherinthehomesof millionsoffamilies.Itismorethanaquestionofwhetherornottohitachild;itisaquestionof whetherornotitbenefitsthechild.Harshwordsand/oraphysicalpunishmentdonotadequately correctachildandtheyalsoleavethechildwithunansweredquestionsastowhyhewaspunished inthatmanner.Thosewhousethisformofpunishmenttrytojustifyitbysayingthattheyhadit usedonthemandtheyturnedout"o.k."Inresponsetothis,onlyoneoutofthreepersonswho smokeactuallydiefromsmokingDoesthismeanthatcigarettesarenotharmful?No,cigarettesare harmful,itisjustthatnoteveryonewhosmokesactuallydiesfromit.Inthesameway,noteveryone whohasencounterswithcorporalpunishmentasachild,endsupgettinghurtinsomewayor another.Withsomanyadvancesinthefieldofchildpsychology,onemustwonderwhycorporal

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TheCaseAgainstCorporalPunishment

Asthecrimerateinourcountrygrows,teachingourchildrenrightfromwrongisoneofthemost importanttasksfacingeducators.Atsomepointoranother,thistaskwillrequiresomesortof disciplinaryactionInyearspast,schoolsusedcorporalpunishmenttodisciplinechildrenConnie Paigereportsthat,"AccordingtoU.S.DepartmentofEducationstatistics,morethan 600,000studentswerestruckbyteachersinpublicschoolsin1990."Studiesshowthatintoday's society,corporalpunishmentdoesmoreharmthangoodhereintheUnitedStates Manystateshaverecognizedtheproblemsassociatedwithcorporalpunishmentandhavebegunto phaseitoutoftheirsystem.Still,manystatesshowmorecontent

Obviouslythis"takingsides"canleadtoanunfairsituationforthechild.Anotherfactorinthe misuseofcorporalpunishmentisthatitis,orshallwesayshouldbe,aviolationofthechild'srights. AccordingtoCarolKreck,moststateshavelawsforbiddingthehittingofanimals,prisoners, soldiers,andmentalpatients.Itisastonishingthatourchildrendon'tsharethesesamerights. Secondly,corporalpunishmentteachesthewronglesson.AccordingtoDr.GilSimon,aSacramento pediatrician,"...spankingteacheschildrenthatviolencesolvesproblemsandstimulatesmorebad behavior"(Perkins).Childrenwhoarespankedalsolearnthathittingisanacceptableformof expressinganger(Haynes,65)Onemightwonderifthismightbetherootoftheviolenceproblem inoursociety.Ifitisnottheroot,itisdefinitelyanunderlyingfactor.Inrecognitionofthis,many nationalorganizationsopposecorporalpunishment.AccordingtoKreck,theseincludeThe AmericanAcademyofPediatrics,TheNationalEducationAssociation,TheNationalParent–TeacherAssociation,TheAmericanBarAssociation,TheAmericanMedicalAssociation,The EasterSealsSociety,TheNationalCoalitiontoAbolishCorporalPunishmentinSchools,aswellas manyunnamedothers.Dr.IrwinHyman,DirectorofTheNationalCenterfortheStudyofCorporal Punishmentand

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PersuasiveEssayOnCorporalPunishment

Cruel,excruciating,andbrutalarethreeofmanywordstodescribethisintensifyingterm,corporal punishment.Corporalpunishmentisawayparentsusetodisciplineachild.Theyinflictpainasa formofpunishmenttostopacertainbehaviorfromthechild.Otherparentsusereasonwiththeir childorsimpleconsequencesliketakingaphoneaway,asaformofdisciplinetodiscontinuecertain behaviorsDiscipliningsmallchildren(ages5–11)usingcorporalpunishmentisinadequateitcan causeaggressivebehaviorandmentalhealthprobleminthelongrun.Tobegin,⅔ofparentsin Americansaycorporalpunishmentisok,buttheydon'trealizeitcanleadtoaggressive behaviorParentsdonotseethethatdisciplinedsmallchildrenthroughtheuseofcorporal punishmentaremorelikelytosufferfromaggression.EmilyCuddystates,"Ina2002meta–analysis of27studiesacrossaperiodoftimeshowsthatsmallchildrenaremorelikelytobemoreaggressive bothasachildandasanadult"(Cuddy,1).Thisshowsthatifasmallchildiscorporeallypunishedthe parentswillbeatfaultformakingtheirlittleangelturntoanaggressivechildwhousesviolenceto towardotherpeopleInaddition,ifparentsusecorporalpunishmentontheirchildrentheywill observeanddothesametotheirchildren.BrendanSmithclaimsthat,"...afterinterviewingmore than100familieschildrenwherewerephysicallypunishedweremorelikelytoendorsehittingasa meansofresolvingtheirconflictswithpeersorsiblings"(Smith,2).Thisshowsthatifyouever experiencedcorporalpunishmentasasmallchildyouaremorepronetohittingothers,hence aggressionThisdisciplinaryactionthatparentstake,isthesameoneyouwilltakeforyourown children,thinkingitisanacceptablewaytodisciplinechildren.Parentsthatusecorporalpunishment causeburdenupontheirchildrenknowtheyareaggressivebecauseoftheirwayofdisciplining.To continue,parentsthatusecorporalpunishmentcanleadtheirchildtohavetohaveseriousmental healthproblems.Corporalpunishmentmighteliminateabadbehavior,butleavesthemwithamental healthproblemthatisnotcurable.MelindaMoyerassertsthat,"Theyfoundthat

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CorporalPunishment

Introduction

Onastudent'scellphone,ateacheriscaughthittingstudentswithathickstick.Hecontinuallyhits everywherefromthestudents'hipstotheheadharshlywithoutahesitationThisvideoisopenedto thepublicbyastudentintheclasspostingitontheInternet.Accordingtotheotherstudents,they werepunishedbecausetheyskippedclasswhentheschoolinspectorscame.Allthepeoplewho lookedatitontheInternetweresurprisedtoseethiskindofbehaviorRecently,we'veheardaloton themediaaboutpunishmentbyteachersinschool.Somepeopleagreewiththeteacher'spowerto punish,claimingthatitisapartofeducation.However,contrarytothisopinion,Idisagreewith corporalshowmorecontent

Hyman(1989)saysitsrootsintheOldTestamenttracetoProverbs(13:24),whereSolomonurges that"Hethatspareththerodhatethhisson,hethatlovethhim,chastenethhim"OtherOld Testamentpronouncementsinclude:Proverbs(23:13–14)"Witholdnotcorrectionfromthechild:for ifthoubeatesthimwiththerod,heshallnotdie.Thoushaltbeathimwiththerod,andshalldeliver himfromhell."OrProverbs(22:15)"Foolishnessisboundintheheartofachild;buttherodof correctionshalldriveitfromhim"(p.163).

Thoughmanypeoplewouldarguethatmuchofthisissymbolic,thisisgoodevidencethatcorporal punishmenthasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears.Ipartlyagreethatcorporalpunishmenthelps straightenoutchildren'sbadbehaviorfast.Whenpeoplearehitorfeelsomeothersortofpain,they immediatelystopthebehaviorbecausetheydon'tlikethefeelingofpainIthasimmediateresults LetmegiveanexamplefromKoreawhenphysicalpunishmentisusedandhasimmediateresults. Whenayoungstudentstartssmoking,teachersinKoreachoosetogivephysicalpunishmentto correctthestudent'sbadbehavior.Theyknowthatmakingsomeonestopsmokingisverydifficult sotheywanttoputanendtoitassoonaspossible.Forthisreason,theyneedstrongdisciplineto makethemstopsmokingasquicklyaspossibleThestudent

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CorporalPunishmentinSchools

Corporalpunishmentisthedeliberateinflictionofpainasretributionforanoffence,orforthe purposeofdiscipliningorreformingawrongdoer,ortodeterattitudesorbehaviourdeemed unacceptable(Miller,Vandome,&McBrewster,2009)Corporalpunishmentcanbedivided intothreecategories,theseinclude:judicial,domesticandschool.Forthepurposeofthisessaywe willbefocusingonschoolcorporalpunishment,theadvantagesandguidelinestofollowwhenusing corporalpunishmentandthedisadvantagesandeffectsonchildrenwhenchildabuseisusedinthe nameofcorporalpunishment.

AccordingtoVockell(1991),"Corporalpunishmentistheinflictionofphysicalpain,contingent upontheshowmorecontent

Punishmentmustbeadministeredsoonaftertheoffence.Childrentendtoforgetthereasonwhy theyarebeingpunishedafteralongperiodoftimehaspassed,makingthembelievethattheyshould notbepunished.Itisalsobesttospecifythebehaviorbeingpunished.

Educatorsmustadministercorporalpunishmentdispassionately.Teacherstendtospankorhita childmoreaggressivelybecausetheymightnotlikethechildasaperson.Nottomention,teachers shouldbebotherwhentheyareadministeringcorporalpunishmenttoanychild.

Administercorporalpunishmentinfrontofappropriatewitnesses,thesewitnessesshouldbe regardedasreliableandtruthfulincaseoflitigation.And,corporalpunishmentshouldbecarriedout withappropriateconfidentiality,because,whatgoodwoulditdotohumiliatethechild.

Andfinally,makesureyoufollowalltherulesandregulationsprescribedbytheschoolsystem,this istoassureyouhavethesupportandaneffectivedefense,shouldalegalchallengearise.

Butwitheveryadvantagethereisanequaldisadvantage.Mostpeoplebelievethatcorporal punishmentinschoolsisnotmorallyacceptance.Thisiswherethedisadvantagesoccur.According toVockell(1991),"punishmentisnotlikelytobelogicallyrelatedtothemisbehavior"(p.279). Thisjustmeansthatthestudentswhoarepunishedformisbehaviornotworthyofpunishmentare victimsofartificialpunishment.Artificial

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Whenamanisunpleasedwithsomethinghisspousesaysordoesandhehitsher,oursocietylabels itasabuse.Ifamotherhitsherchildoursocietylabelsitasspanking.Whicheverterminologyis usedtohelpdefinecorporalpunishment,itallmeansthesameTheveryideaofphysicaldiscipline isbasedonanadultusinghisorherlargerphysiqueandpowertointimidateandforcesomeone muchsmallerandweakerintoastateofcompliance(Rathis,2007).Inthewesternculture,they publicallyfrownatpeoplewhousetheirphysicalpowertodominatesomeonesmaller,yetwhenit comestotheirchildrentheytakeapass,turntheirheads,andcallitspanking(Ray,2008).Itishard tounderstandwhysocietycontinuestoarguethe...showmorecontent...

Itisjustasbadtospankachildbecauseitcausesthemtowanttouseforcetosolvetheirown problems.Hittingachildisnodifferentthanhittingsomeoneelse.ParentingMagazinesays"hitting achilddoesn'tteachthemanythingbuttohavea'mightmakesaright'attitudetowardsothers" (Kuttner,1988).Thismeansthatusingspankingasadisciplinarymethodonlyteachesthemthat hittingsomeonewhentheydosomethingwrongistherightthingtodo.Anothermagazinethatdeals withparentingissuesbasicallysaysthesamethingaboutphysicalpunishment"Wedonotsayto ourchildren(mostofus,anyway),'Hittingisright'or'Hittingisagoodthingtodo.'Wedonot reallybelievethatitisagoodthingtohitpeopleMostofusarenot'infavor'ofhittingchildren However,manyofus(mostofus,actually)behaveasifitisagoodthingtodo"saysStraus(2002). Themainproblemisthatparentsarenotinformedwellenoughontheissuethatspankingisbad. Thelastquoteshowsthatparentsaretotallyunawarethattheyareevenhurtingtheirchildbecause theparents"behaveasifitisagoodthingtodo.

Additionally,"StudiesofwholeprisonspopulationsallovertheWesternworldshowthatcriminals whousedviolenceontheirvictimsalmostinvariablyhadviolenceusedagainstthemwhenthey werechildren"(McCord,J.,&Ensminger,M.1997).Thisalsotiesbacktohittingbeingawayto solveproblems,butinthesecircumstances

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Sevencountries–Sweden,Finland,Denmark,Norway,Austria,ItalyandCyprus–havelawsmaking itillegalforparentstousephysicalpunishmentontheirchildren.Corporalpunishmentinschools hasbeenbannedinallthecountriesinEurope,SouthandCentralAmerica,ChinaandJapan.The UnitedStateshasoutlawedcorporalpunishmentfromourprisonsascruelandinhumanetreatment, aswellaswife–beating,oncethoughttobetherightofahusbandWhydon'tweaffordthesame protectiontoourchildren?

Ourculturesanctionstheuseofcorporalorphysicalpunishmentasawayforparentstodiscipline theirchildren.JustafewweeksagoMarvinMunyon,presidentoftheFamilyResourceForumbased inMadison,Wisconsin,wasattheEauClaireGospelCentertotalkaboutanddemonstratethe properwaytospankchildren.Mr.Munyonwouldhaveusbelievethatdisciplineotherthan spankingisineffective(Emerson1B,3B).FrommyexperienceasachildandaparentIhavefound theoppositetobetrueIfwetakealookatwhatdisciplineisandthereasonsparentsusephysical punishment,wecanthenstarttounderstandthattherearemoreeffectivewaystodisciplinechildren.

Webster'sNewWorldDictionarydefinescorporalpunishment,as"bodilypunishment."Theword punishisdefinedbythesamesourceas"tocausetoundergopain,loss,etc.,asforacrime."Thereis nomentionanywhereinthisdefinitionaboutteachingortrainingwhichisoneofthedefinitionsof

PersuasiveEssayOnCorporalPunishment

Theworldhaschangedinmanydifferentways,buttherearestillthingsthatneedtobechangedfor thebetter.Corporalpunishmentisoneofthosethings.Allaroundtheworld,corporalpunishmentis affectingchildreninmanyways.Itisdescribedasaformofdisciplinethathurtsachildinaway andisusedbothinhomesandschools.Ithasbeengoingonforyearsuponyearsandveryfew peopletrytostopitPeoplebelievecorporalpunishmentisgoodforchildren,buttherehavebeenso manynegativeoutcomesthatotherpeopleargueagainstit.Althoughsomepeoplebelievethat corporalpunishmenthelpsimproveachild'sbehavior,corporalpunishmentshouldnotbeused becauseitcouldbeusedexcessivelyanditisineffective

PARAGRAPH1Corporalpunishmenthasbeenusedexcessivelyinthepast,changingtheway peoplelookatit.Inthearticle,"CorporalPunishmentStillUsedinFlorida",anincidenthappened whenamothergavetheschoolpermissiontopaddleherfourth–gradeson.Afterfindingoutthat therewerebruisesonherson'sbehind,sheregrettedlettingtheschoolpaddleherson.Shedidn't knowshewasputtinghersonindangerwhensheallowedtheschooltopaddlehimJones,lateron, stated,"There'sgottobeotherwaystodisciplinekids."(––––).Joneswasexpectinghersontoget littleswatsifheactedup,nothugeweltsonhisbehindafterbeing"disciplined".Thepunishment wentwaytoofar.Anotherpieceofevidenceisshowninthe

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EssayonCorporalPunishment

ThedecidingfactorinthefutureofcorporalpunishmentisseenintheIngrahamv.WrightSupreme Courtcase.In1970,JamesIngraham,aneighthgradestudentofDrewJuniorHighSchoolwasone ofthemanybeneficiariesofcorporalpunishmentdistributedbyWillieWright,theprincipalofthe highschool.TherationalitybehindIngraham'spunishmentwasthathewasslowtorespondtohis teacherinstructionsAsaresult,histeachersenthimtotheprincipalofficewherehebentoverthe tablewasgiventwentylickswithapaddle.Thepaddlingwassosevere,accordingtotheIngraham's doctor,heneededtomissweeksofschoolduetohematomaonhisbuttocks.DefinedbyMerriam–Webster,ahematomaisclottedbloodthatformsinashowmorecontent

Hecontinuestosay,thiscandeveloptobetooexpensiveandtimeconsumingandthatthecountryis splitonthisissue...yetwecandiscernnotrendtowardstheeliminationofcorporalpunishmentby makingitsocostly(HymanandWise,1979,p.184).

AfteralosingbattleIngrahamfaced,bothintheU.S.andStateSupremeCourt,PrincipalWright andhiscolleaguesaroundthecountrywereabletocontinueinpracticingphysicaldiscipline,even withthenewaddeduncertaintysurroundingit.Thiscaseincreasedtheawarenessofcorporal punishmentinFloridaandaroundthecountry,especiallyextremewherethislevelofdisciplinewas displayedinschools.Asseeninthistrial,thecollaborativeeffortbythejusticedepartmentsand theirwanttostayoutofstate–basedissues,sidedwiththeFloridalawandeducationalsystem becausetheybelievedthattheactionstowardIngrahamandAndrewswerejustifiableonthebasis thattheywereinschoolandbecauseeducatorsperformedthepunishment.QuestionsthatIhave developed.Thefirstquestioniswhy?Whydidtheteachernotreprimandthestudent?Whymake thestudentmissanyclasstimebecausehedidnotrespond?Whypunishastudentbecauseyoufeel thatthestudentisnotgoingtobelateforclass?Werewenottaughtthatlateisbetterthannever? Morespecifically,

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CorporalPunishment,commonlyknownas"Spanking",isawayofcorrectingaperson,by inflictingphysicalpainonthebodyoftheculprit.Itisaformofpunishmentthathasdwelledwith humanityformorethantwothousandyearsEvenintheancienttimes,JesusChristwasfloggedby hisoppressorsbeforehewascrucifiedonthecross.AshasbeenstatedintheBible,"AndPilatetook JesusandfloggedHim"(John19:1EnglishStandardVersionBible).Itisobviousthatcorporal punishmentisnothingnewtotheworldHowever,thisisastepbackfortheworldbecauseCorporal punishmentshouldnotbeprevalentamongusinthe21stcentury.Itshouldbemadeillegalin Ghana.Constructivecriticismandotherformsofpunishmentwhichdonotinflictphysicalpainon thechildshouldbeimplemented.Thiscruelformofpunishmentshouldnotbeadministeredon humanbeings,especiallychildren,because;corporalpunishmentspursupemotionalinstabilityin thechild,initiatesachainofabuse,andcreatesscarsonthebodyofthechild,makinghimorher insecure.

Thepurposeofthispaperistobringoutthedisadvantagesofcorporalpunishmentandthelongterm effectsithasonchildrenandalsosuggestbetterformsofpunishmentwhichdonotcausephysicalor emotionalpaintothechild.Thispaperrevealsthelawsregardingcorporal

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Corporalpunishmentisaverycontroversialtopicthatisbeingdiscussedamongsteducatorsacross thenation.Corporalpunishmentreferstoanyphysicalformofpunishment,butinthiscaseitrefers toinschools.Currentlytherearemanydifferenttermsusedtolabelcorporalpunishment,for example,ithasbeencalledspanking,paddling,caning,lashing,popping,smacking,whippingor beatingEachtermcarriesitsowndifferentmeaning,buttheyallrepresentssomeformofcorporal punishment.

Corporalpunishmentinvolvesthedeliberateinflictionofpainuponachild,byanadult,asaresult ofthechild'smisbehaviororperceivedmisbehavior.Ithasbeenprovenscientificallythattheeffects ofitcanbedetrimentaltotheshowmorecontent

ThepatternalsocoversTexas,Arkansas,Oklahoma,andArizona.ItextendsfromtheRocky MountainstotheAppalachianMountains,soyoucannotsayitonlygoesoninthesouth.Butthe SouthistheonlyregionwhichisdominatedbystatesthatpermitcorporalpunishmentCurrently Arkansasisrankedastheworststateinreferencetocorporalpunishment.InArkansas,oneoutof everyeightstudentsisphysicallyabusedbytheirteachers,comparedtothenationalaverageofone outofevery28students.InFloridaitwasfoundthatblackstudentsaretwiceaslikelytobebeaten thenwhitestudents.Studentsinprivateschoolsaremorelikelytobebeatenthanpublicschools, whileteachersinso–calledChristianorCatholicschoolshandoutthemostandtheworstbeatings

Many,studieshaveshownthatcorporalpunishmentcauseseriousphysicalandpsychologicalharm tolargenumbersofchildrenEachyearintheUSthousandsofchildrenrequiremedicaltreatment asaresultofcorporapunishmentadministeredinschools.AccordingtoNationalCoalitionto AbolishCorporalPunishmentinSchools,school–inflictedcorporalpunishmenthasevencausedthe deathsofsevenchildrenincludingakindergartengirl.Amongtheemotionalproblemsthatcanresult fromcorporalpunishmentaredepression,withdrawal,sleepdisturbances,avoidanceofschool, learningproblems,lossof ...Getmorecontent...