Spare the child
Subtitle: the religious roots of punishment and the psychological impact of physical abuse
By: Philip Greven.
Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Corporal punishment of children -- United States -- History.; Corporal punishment of children -- Psychological aspects.; Corporal punishment of children -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.; Discipline of children -- United States -- History.; Discipline of children -- Psychological aspects.; Discipline of children -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.; Child abuse -- United States -- History.; Child abuse -- Psychological aspects.; Child abuse -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.
Description: "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These words provided generations of American Christians with the justification for physically disciplining their children, in ways that range from spankings to brutal beatings. This learned and deeply disturbing work of history examines both the religious roots of corporal punishment in America and its consequences -- in the minds of children, in adults, and in our national tendencies toward authoritarian and apocalyptic thinking. Drawing on sources as old as Cotton Mather and as current as today's headlines, Spare the Child is one of those rare works of scholarship that have the power to change our lives." -- From the publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-248) and index.
"Originally published in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, in 1991"--T.p. verso.