Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of Corporal Punishment term that refer to the act of hitting the body of another (e.g., slapping, spanking, flogging and whipping) hauling or pulling a part of the body of another, or throwing objects at another person. All the facts and figures everything has its positive and negative outcome, but it does not mean to completely forgo the statement which has some bad aspect attached to it.

Table of Contents

Abstract1

Introduction3

Discussion4

Banning Corporal Penalty Cites Some of the Following Reasons for Their Place4

Corporal Punishment Should Not Be Used6

Pros of Corporal Punishment7

Deterrent7

Compliance8

Cost8

Right/Wrong8

Cons of Corporal Punishment9

Self Esteem9

Unnecessary9

Hostility9

Violence9

Works Cited12

Corporal Punishment

Introduction

Corporal Punishment defined as "a violent act permitted by law, conducted as part of the role of parents or teachers”. Corporal punishment is an issue that arouses strong emotions. Corporal punishment term can refer to the act of hitting the body of another (e.g., slapping, spanking, flogging and whipping) hauling or pulling a part of the body of another, or throwing objects at another person. However, the types of socially accepted corporal punishment, the prevalence of corporal punishment, and the population subject to corporal punishment are constantly influenced by changing cultural norms and attitudes. Historically, corporal punishment been used for adult cases of criminal and military institutions and children's cases through the juvenile courts, reformatories, schools and parents (Scott, pp.56). Today, however, the United States limits the use of corporal punishment to discipline children, while most other Western countries have banned corporal punishment.

Currently, the United States is one of few western democracies in which the use of corporal punishment in the schools is still legal. The people specifically condemns attempt to justify legal concepts as "acceptable" violence against children (ways of "reasonable chastisement", "fair discipline" and others) (Hinchey, pp. 27). As rates of violence and abuse in American society continue to grow, development researchers have concluded child beating on the pretext of punishment is contributing to the increase in violence.

Discussion

Banning Corporal Penalty Cites Some of the Following Reasons for Their Place

No, clear evidence that corporal penalty directs to better control in the classroom. No evidence of a boost in aggression or misbehavior in schools that do not use corporal punishment. Disproportionate use of corporal penalty with males, students with disabilities, African American scholars, scholars from country localities, and scholars dwelling in the south joined States Scholars who are physically punished may hit back, become removed, enlist in get away and avoidance demeanor, engage in hard-hitting demeanor, or learn to worry and avoid the educator who administered the penalty.

Corporal punishment associated with subsequent childhood aggression, antisocial demeanor, and poor value of adult child connections. Documented situations of student wound as the result of school-inflicted corporal penalty. Use of punishment methods, encompassing corporal punishment, does not educate befitting replacement behaviors (Gershoff, pp.39).

Critics argue, however, that corporal punishment is a practice that is ineffective, counterproductive, and sometimes dangerous. Research indicates that corporal punishment associated with higher levels of violence and aggression in children, increases antisocial behavior, causes low self-esteem, and in some cases causes physical ...