Despite being commonplace in American households a generation ago, corporal punishment of children has been subjected to criticism and shifting attitudes in recent years. Many school districts have banned it, and many child advocates recommend that parents no longer spank or strike their children. In this book, social theorist Michael Donnelly and family violence expert Murray A. Straus tap the expertise of social science scholars and researchers who address issues of corporal punishment, a subject that is now characterized as a key issue in child welfare. The contributors discuss corporal...
Despite being commonplace in American households a generation ago, corporal punishment of children has been subjected to criticism and shifting attitu...
Arnold S. Linsky Ronet Bachman Murray Arnold Straus
In this important book, the authors use a widely accepted index to compare the stressfulness of life in different states, present new data on various kinds of violence, and make a compelling case that stress leads to widespread and often lethal aggression. They also examine how the norms of the various subcultural groups within states relate to drinking, the use of violence for socially legitimate purposes, the status of women, and readership of pornography, in an effort to explain geographic differences in the manifestations of violence. "A fascinating attempt to understand the relationship...
In this important book, the authors use a widely accepted index to compare the stressfulness of life in different states, present new data on various ...
Based on his studies of over 9,000 families, Murray A. Straus, the foremost researcher on family violence in the world, discusses the extent to which parents in the United States use corporal punishment (such as spanking and slapping) and its effects on their chil-dren. The question of whether corporal punishment is an effective method of discipline is hotly debated. Straus contends that this believed-to-be-"minor" form of physical violence is precursor to much violence that plagues our world.
Children who are spanked quickly learn that love and violence can go hand in hand. Since...
Based on his studies of over 9,000 families, Murray A. Straus, the foremost researcher on family violence in the world, discusses the extent to whi...
In this pioneering study, sociologists develop a State Stress Index that provides a quantitative measure of stress for each state and region in the United States.
In this pioneering study, sociologists develop a State Stress Index that provides a quantitative measure of stress for each state and region in the...
Murray Arnold Straus Richard J. Gelles Suzanne K. Steinmetz
The marriage license as a hitting license, child abuse, sibling war is the powerful message of "Behind Closed Doors." The book is grounded in the unprecedented national survey of the extent, patterns, and causes of violence in the American family. Based on a seven-year study of over 2,000 families, the authors provide landmark insights into this phenomenon of violence and what causes Americans to inflict it on their family members. The authors explore the relationship between spousal abuse and child abuse as well as abuse between siblings, violence by children against their parents, and the...
The marriage license as a hitting license, child abuse, sibling war is the powerful message of "Behind Closed Doors." The book is grounded in the unpr...
The informative and controversial findings in this book are based on two path-breaking national surveys of American families. Both show that while the family may be the central locus of love and support, it is also the locus of risk for those who are physically assaulted. The book provides a wealth of information on gender differences and similarities in violence, and on the effects of gender roles and inequality.
Two landmark American studies of violence from the National Family Violence survey form the basis of this book. Both show that while the family may be the central locus...
The informative and controversial findings in this book are based on two path-breaking national surveys of American families. Both show that while...
