Corporal punishment and low-income mothers
Subtitle: the role of family structure, race, and class in America
By: Lorelei Mitchell.
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781604975314
Subjects: Corporal punishment of children -- United States; Discipline of children -- United States; Low-income mothers -- United States; Child rearing -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The evolving American family; title: Trends in family formation and configuration. Effects of changes in family structure on children; title: Corporal punishment in the United States. Definitions of corporal punishment. Rate, severity and effects of corporal punishment. Punishment as a packaged variable. Factors associated with corporal punishment; title: Family structure and corporal punishment. Conceptual frameworks; title: Review of the literature. Study hypotheses; title: Study methodology. Study design. Study participants. Measures. Procedures. Approach to data analysis; title: Results. Sample description. Multivariate analysis : spanking and high spanking. Multivariate analysis : minor assault and high minor assault; title: Discussion. Primary study findings. Control variables. Implications for policy and practice. Implications for future research. Limitations of the study; title: Conclusion.