Public Attitudes Toward Corporal Punishment in Canada

Chapters in this book

1. I-X I
2. A The Impact of Law
3. Violence Toward Children in the Family and the Role of Law 3
4. The Swedish Ban on Corporal Punishment: Its History and Effects 19
5. The Swedish 1979 Aga Ban Plus Fifteen 27
6. Changes in Family Sanctioning Styles and the Impact of Abolishing Corporal Punishment 39
7. B Attitudes and Discourses
8. Talking About Violence 65
9. Violence and Society - Violence in Society: Changing Conditions and Perspectives 73
10. War and Communal Violence: Challenges for Children's Development 83
11. Social Change and the Trends in Approval of Corporal Punishment by Parents from 1968 to 1994 91
12. Public Attitudes Toward Corporal Punishment in Canada 107
13. C Formal and Informal Social Control
14. Sexual and Physical Abuse of Children: Public Attitudes and Legal Issues 121
15. Community Work: Networking, Activation, Cooperation 133
16. Compassion Versus Control? Handling Child Abuse in the Netherlands 149
17. Governmental Reaction to Child Abuse 161
18. The Position of the Police Between Calls for Help in Crisis and Criminal Prosecution in the Conflict Field of Family Violence 185