Exploring the link between corporal punishment and children's cruelty to animals

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 971-981

  Flynn, Clifton P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal abuse; Animal cruelty; Corporal punishment; Family violence; Spanking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002286630     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/354017     Document Type: Review

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