1998 - Coercion and punishment in long-term perspectives - McCord.pdf - Children & adolescents - psychika1

Children must learn to act appropriately, in ways that differ from society to society

and from context to context. How best to socialize children so they can function

successfully is a crucial question that has fascinated educators and psychologists

for centuries.

In a world where children exhibit unchildlike levels of violence, matters concern-

ing child rearing take on an immediacy for parents and psychologists. Does physical

punishment prevent violent behavior? Are there ways to influence children so that

punishment will not be necessary?

Drawing upon rich, longitudinal data, the contributors to this volume examine

benefits and costs of coercion and punishment, considering such topics as mental

health, antisocial and criminal behavior, substance abuse, and issues related to

measurement and prediction. They look at coercion among peers, aggressive behav-

ior in boys and girls, different parenting styles, and effects of home context. The

volume brings together evidence that has appeared in disparate literatures, and

questions the easy assumptions that have been made about coercion and pun-

ishment.

Coercion and punishment in long-term perspectives

Coercion and punishment in

long-term perspectives

Edited by

JOAN McCORD

Temple University

CAMBRIDGE

UNIVERSITY PRESS

1998 - Coercion and punishment in long-term perspectives - McCord.pdf