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Corporal punishment in the family: A systems perspective
Author(s) -
Fine Marvin J.,
Holt Penni
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198301)20:1<85::aid-pits2310200118>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - corporal punishment , perspective (graphical) , punishment (psychology) , psychology , psychological intervention , family systems , criminology , developmental psychology , child abuse , social psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , artificial intelligence , computer science
While studies have revealed the widespread use of corporal punishment in families, it remains an area of some controversy among parents and professionals. When corporal punishment becomes an issue in a family, such as in suspected child abuse, the involved professionals have tended to view the situation in a linear, cause‐effect fashion. This paper proposes that a family systems perspective of corporal punishment can cast the behavior in a more comprehensible light and offer some fruitful directions for educational or therapeutic help. Some case examples and different kinds of interventions are presented.