Advertisers think repetition does it.
Or promises of increased attractiveness and popularity. Educators search endlessly for the ultimate motivation that will mold children into quiet, obedient, courteous, diligent, neat, orderly, bright-eyed images of their idealized selves. This book has presented the case against pain and fear of it as motivator. We have also presented an array of alternatives. To the extent that use of physical punishment produces a child who is relatively high in overt aggression and low in internalized moral standards and self direction, and to the extent that these traits are characteristic of working class communities, it can be said that the use of physical punishment is an appropriate pattern of socialization for working class children.