Corporal Punishment: Positive or Negative We often hear on the news of incidents involving child cruelty. Cases where parents have stepped over the lines of proper corporal punishment and have abused and beaten their children seem to be becoming more and more common. We also hear how many people, such as criminals, become what they are as a result of how they were punished as children. Corporal punishment, or physical punishment such as spanking or …showed first 75 words of 1230 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1230 total…corporal punishment has had on me, and they greatly outweigh any negative effects that I have not yet discovered. I do, however, agree with Gershoff that there is a relationship between the corporal punishment and the associated behaviors, but I don't think they are as detrimental as she makes them seem. References Gershoff, Elizabeth Thompson (2002). Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: a meta-analytic and theoretical review. Psychological Bulletin Vol. 128, No.4. 539-579.