Changing public attitudes towards corporal punishment: The effects of statutory reform in Sweden

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1027-1035

  Roberts, Julian V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporal punishment; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW; PARENT; PUBLIC OPINION; PUNISHMENT; SWEDEN;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; PARENTING; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; PUNISHMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034126955     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00155-1     Document Type: Article

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