African American Families and the Role of Physical Discipline: Witnessing the Past in the Present |
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Authors: | Krista A Thomas Alan J Dettlaff |
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Institution: | Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Abstract: | The use of physical discipline within African American families is examined from a historical perspective within the context of institutionalized racism and racial disproportionality in the child welfare system. African American parenting strengths are explored, demonstrating that the use of physical discipline can be purposeful, controlled, and appropriate, utilized to protect African American children and instruct them how to behave and survive within a racist society. Available literature on corporal punishment is reviewed, and implications for culturally informed child welfare practice are provided. |
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Keywords: | Physical discipline African American institutionalized racism disproportionality |
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