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Physical Punishment in Childhood – The Rights of the Child

Physical Punishment in Childhood – The Rights of the Child 708 Book Reviews / International Journal of Children’s Rights 19 (2011) 705–713 Bernadette J. Saunders and Chris Goddard, Physical Punishment in Childhood – Th e Rights of the Child. Chichester, West Sussex, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. ISBN 978-0-470-72706-5 Th is impressive book appears 31 years after Sweden made it unlawful to hit children. Twenty-eight countries have followed Sweden's lead: fi ve-sixths of the world have not. Some like Canada and England have come to meaningless compromises where the message conveyed to parents remains ‘you can hit your children’ (Freeman, 2007 , 197) And this is despite a convention, now more than 20 years ago, which bans violence against children (UNCRC Article 19) (and see now UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, 2011). Th ere is quite a lot of literature on the corporal punishment of children. Its religious roots have been traced (Greven, 1990 ; Ellison and Bradshaw, 2009 ). Th ere are numerous studies on its prevalence e.g. Korsch et al . 1965 ; Newson and Newson, 1968 ; Giles-Sims et al . 1995 ; Nobes and Smith, 2000; Durrant, 2003 ; Duggan et al . 2004 ; UNICEF, 2010 ), on cultural diff erences (Polaha et http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Children's Rights Brill

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© 2011 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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708 Book Reviews / International Journal of Children’s Rights 19 (2011) 705–713 Bernadette J. Saunders and Chris Goddard, Physical Punishment in Childhood – Th e Rights of the Child. Chichester, West Sussex, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. ISBN 978-0-470-72706-5 Th is impressive book appears 31 years after Sweden made it unlawful to hit children. Twenty-eight countries have followed Sweden's lead: fi ve-sixths of the world have not. Some like Canada and England have come to meaningless compromises where the message conveyed to parents remains ‘you can hit your children’ (Freeman, 2007 , 197) And this is despite a convention, now more than 20 years ago, which bans violence against children (UNCRC Article 19) (and see now UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, 2011). Th ere is quite a lot of literature on the corporal punishment of children. Its religious roots have been traced (Greven, 1990 ; Ellison and Bradshaw, 2009 ). Th ere are numerous studies on its prevalence e.g. Korsch et al . 1965 ; Newson and Newson, 1968 ; Giles-Sims et al . 1995 ; Nobes and Smith, 2000; Durrant, 2003 ; Duggan et al . 2004 ; UNICEF, 2010 ), on cultural diff erences (Polaha et

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Published: Jan 1, 2011

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