The primordial violence : spanking children psychological development violence and crime Prevalence and social causes of spanking The social and scientific context of research on spanking Corporal punishment in the United States Spanking in world perspective There was an old woman who lived in a shoe Approval of violence and spanking children Spanking and child behavior problems Chapter 6:the boomerang effect of spanking Impulsive spanking never spanking and child well being The child to mother bond and delinquency Spanking and risky sex Spanking and human capital Mental ability College graduation Spanking and crime What explains the link between spanking and assaulting a partner Assault and injury of dating partners by university students in 32 nations Cultural context & the relation of spanking to crime Spanking high risk children and adult crime Sexual coercion and sexual assault Social trends in spanking The decline in approval of spanking Why everyone spanks toddlers and what to do about it Implications for crime and violence in society Obstacles to accepting the evidence A world without spanking References Appendix