Physical Punishment in Childhood: The Rights of the Child - Rilegato

Saunders, Bernadette J.; Goddard, Chris

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ISBN 10: 0470682566 ISBN 13: 9780470682562

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2010

Riassunto

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

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Recensione:

"Publications such as... Physical Punishment in Childhoodshould help to educate professionals and the public, and advancethe 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, impactand legal responses to physical punishment of children in Swedenand various English–speaking countries, with particular attentionto Australia, the authors′ country of residence. The strength andreal contribution of the book lies, however, in the presentation ofthe views of children–voices that are generally not heard in thedebate about this contentious issue though they are the ones whobear the brunt of this form of punishment. In this book, they aregiven equal standing with those of the adults–the parents and theprofessionals." ( Child Abuse Review, 2010)

L'autore:

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.

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• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470682566
• ISBN 13: 9780470682562
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 274