Against the Corporal Punishment of Children

Autor/in	Clark, John
Titel	Against the Corporal Punishment of Children
Quelle	In: Cambridge Journal of Education, 34 (2004) 3, S.363-371 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-764X
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Reinforcement; Pain; Punishment; Discipline; Children; Violence; Adults; Interpersonal Relationship; Child Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Positive Verstärkung; Schmerz; Bestrafung; Disziplin; Child; Kind; Kinder; Gewalt; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	John Wilson suggests there are six advantages for corporal punishment: cheap and easy to administer, effective deterrent, effective reform, adjustable pain, fair because of similar dislike of pain, no permanent damage. None of these survive close scrutiny. An alternative, deontological argument against corporal punishment is proposed building on four points Wilson mentions but is dismissive of: assault, attack on a person's self, cannot defend oneself from it, cannot retain one's dignity in the face of it. From this analysis two conclusions are reached: Wilson's case for corporal punishment fails, and there is a sound case for not using corporal punishment. The final section raises a question about Wilson's motivation: why support it if one is against it? (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10