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¶ … validity of the argument and the counterargument for corporal punishment on children and adolescents. The paper furthermore attempts to view this issue from the perspective of the adults administering and questioning this issues as well as from the perspective of the young people on the receiving end of punishment. In this way, the paper aims to provide holistic context by arguing for both sides of the issues from more than one perspective.
Corporal punishment is an issue that is debated often with respect to local and global issues. Corporal punishment is most often applied to children in the home and as part of their formal education. Corporal may be experienced in other institutions, including in situations where adults experience corporal punishment such as in the military, prison, fraternities, and in the home as part of domestic abuse. There is often a spectrum of perspective with regard to the issue of corporal punishment in general, but especially when considering children. There are countries and cultures that advocate its use in moderation (and relative excess), while there are other countries and cultures that are horrified and disgusted at the very idea. Then there are countries with exceptionally diverse populations relative to most countries in the world such as the United States of America, where the opinions regarding the use of corporal punishment on children and in the , Sweden banned corporal punishment in parenting practice.
The ban had three primary objectives. First, it was intended to alter attitudes toward the use of physical force with children as a first step toward eliminating its use. It was expected that the law would produce a shift in social pressure such that a "good" parent would be seen as one who does not use corporal punishment. Second, the ban was intended to set a clear guideline for parents and professionals. Professionals now could state clearly to families that physical force was not permitted and could identify at-risk parents early in the cycle of abuse. It was also expected that Swedes would now act promptly upon witnessing or hearing disclosures of physical harm. Third, earlier identification was expected to result in earlier intervention. It was intended that more supportive and less coercive measures would be used than is the case where intervention occurs only after a child has been harmed. (Durrant, 1999, 436 -- 437)
In the case of Sweden, the ban was an experiment. Clearly corporal punishment was in practice because there was something to…
References:
Durrant, Joan E. "Evaluating the Success of Sweden's Corporal Punishment Ban." Child Abuse & Neglect, Vol. 23, No. 5, 435 -- 448, 1999.
Straus, Murray A., & Stewart, Julie H. "Corporal Punishment by American Parents: National Data on Prevalence, Chronicity, Severity, and Duration, in Relation to Child and Family Characteristics. Clinical Child and Family Psychology, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1999.
Turner, Heather A., & Finkelhor, David. "Corporal Punishment as a Stressor Among Youth." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 58, 155 -- 166, 1996.
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