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Physical Punishment in Childhood: The Rights of the Child
Bernadette J. Saunders
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Description for Physical Punishment in Childhood: The Rights of the Child
Hardcover. Providing a wide spectrum of views, the authors explore the fine line between normalized physical punishment and illegal or unacceptable physical and emotional abuse of children. It builds on the emerging field of research that provides opportunities for children to speak for themselves about their views and experiences. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Providing a wide spectrum of views, the authors explore the fine line between normalized physical punishment and illegal or unacceptable physical and emotional abuse of children. It builds on the emerging field of research that provides opportunities for children to speak for themselves about their views and experiences.
Providing a wide spectrum of views, the authors explore the fine line between normalized physical punishment and illegal or unacceptable physical and emotional abuse of children. It builds on the emerging field of research that provides opportunities for children to speak for themselves about their views and experiences.
- Provides observations from children, professionals and several generations from within individual families
- Discusses the power of language used by parents, professionals and the media to describe physical punishment
- Reflects upon the status of children in societies that sanction their physical punishment, motivations and justifications for its use, perceptions of its effectiveness, and its ... Read more
- Presents a combination of personal, social, legal, and language factors which provide significant new insights and suggest ways to move forward
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470682562
SKU
V9780470682562
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99-50
About Bernadette J. Saunders
Dr Bernadette Saunders is a Senior Research Fellow at Child Abuse Prevention Research Australia, and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, Monash University where she teaches Law and Social Justice. She received an Australian Postgraduate Award, and the support of the Australian Childhood Foundation, to pursue her doctoral research on physical punishment. Professor Chris Goddard is Director ... Read more
Reviews for Physical Punishment in Childhood: The Rights of the Child
"Publications such as...Physical Punishment in Childhood should help to educate professionals and the public, and advance the cause of children's rights in the United States and the world." (PsycCRITIQUES, December 2010) "It provides a very good summary of the history, language, impact and legal responses to physical punishment of children in Sweden and various English-speaking countries, ... Read more