Physical Punishment in Childhood (eBook)

The Rights of the Child

Bernadette J. Saunders, Chris Goddard (Autoren)

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2009
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-68439-9 (ISBN)

Infos

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 impact
• Presents a combination of personal, social, legal, and language factors which provide significant new insights and suggest ways to move forward

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 of Child Abuse Prevention Research Australia, Monash University. His previous book Human Rights Overboard: Seeking Asylum in Australia (with Linda Briskman and Susie Latham, 2008) won the Australian Human Rights Literature Non-Fiction Award.

Inhalt

Physical Punishment in Childhood: The Rights of the Child 1
Contents 9
Acknowledgements 11
1: Introduction 13
2: Childhood and physical punishment in historical perspective 23
3: Legal responses to physical punishment 37
4: Conducting sensitive and ethical research with children and adults 61
5: Experiences of physical punishment at home, at school and in public places 75
6: Public and professional perceptions of the effectiveness of physical punishment 105
7: The subjugation of children through language and physical punishment 131
8: The effects of physical punishment 153
9: The persistence of physical punishment 177
10: The morality of physical punishment 215
11: An ideal childhood 241
References 247
Index 273

Rezensionen

"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, with particular attention
to Australia, the authors' country of residence. The strength and
real contribution of the book lies, however, in the presentation of
the views of children-voices that are generally not heard in the
debate about this contentious issue though they are the ones who
bear the brunt of this form of punishment. In this book, they are
given equal standing with those of the adults-the parents and the
professionals." (Child Abuse Review, 2010)

"How refreshing to see this topic thoughtfully discussed from the
child's point of view. Using the voices of children, parents
and professionals Bernadette Saunders and Chris Goddard demonstrate
that children have a right to live in environments where they are
loved, nurtured and valued rather than in an environment where
their development is overshadowed by the fear of physical
punishment. An important book."

--Kim Oates, MD DSc, FRCP FRACP, Emeritus
Professor, University of Sydney

"This is an excellent comprehensive account, not only of the
issues relating to physical punishment, but of the views and
feelings of parents and children about it. It should be compulsory
reading for those who are concerned with overcoming this problem
because of the insights it gives into the motivation of parents and
others who continue to use physical punishment of children.
Importantly it stresses the need for education and support and
confirms my view that any legal solution should be seen as part of
that education process."

--The Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC, Former Chief
Justice, Family Court of Australia; Chair, National Centre Against
Bullying (Australia); Patron of EPOCH, Tasmania; Honorary
Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.10.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Authors • Childhood • children • controversial • describe • Effectiveness • Explores • Fine • important insights • Issue • justifications • language • line • Physical • Power • punishment • Reflect • sanction • Social Policy & Welfare • Social Work • Societies • Sozialarbeit • Sozialpolitik u. Wohlfahrt • Status • unacceptable • use
• ISBN-10: 0-470-68439-9 / 0470684399
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-68439-9 / 9780470684399