Abstract
This article analyses research and theoretical material from sociological and psychological sources to explore the sexual implications of the corporal punishment of children. Through explicating and utilizing a social constructionist perspective, not only are the shortcomings of some of the current arguments against corporal punishment exposed, but such a perspective enables us to additionally understand how such practices can be construed in a sexualized manner, either by the child or the adult, and hence in some cases can be seen to constitute a form of sexual as well as physical abuse.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 205-224 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Childhood |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 2002 |
Keywords
- Childhood
- Corporal punishment
- Sexuality
- Social constructionism
- Spanking
