RE: should Psy share the blame?

[Robert Herdegen]

M. Sylvester wrote:

>On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Dr. Kristina Lewis wrote:
>
>>
>> There is a large literature documenting the negative effects of punishment.
>> In a nutshell, punishment does not teach acceptable behavior, produces
>> negative emotional side effects, and models aggressive behavior as an
>> appropriate response.
>>
>
> Parents and adults in the Middle East,Latin America,Africa and the
>Caribbean do not seem to have a problem with it.
>
>Michael Sylvester
>Daytona Beach,Florida
>

Uh, isn't this the point...that the parents don't have a problem with it, but the problems that occur are in the children?! And who's to say that the children in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean don't show many of the problems that have been associated with the use of corporal punishment?

Bob

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Robert T. Herdegen III
Department of Psychology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
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