Objective: Differences between biologic and non-biologic parents' acceptance and use of ordinary corporal punishment and use of explaining/reasoning as a disciplinary tool are examined from a sociobiological theoretical perspective. Method: Cross tabulations are used on data from a national survey conducted by the Gallup Organization in 1995. Results: Contrary to predictions, differences between biologic and non-biologic parents' acceptance of ordinary corporal punishment and the use of explaining/reasoning are not statistically significant. In addition, biologic parents are found to use ordinary corporal punishment significantly more often than non-biologic parents. Conclusions: The sociobiological theoretical perspective likely underestimates the influence of culture and social structure on parent-child interactions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc5223 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Hall, Ellie Tiedeman |
| Contributors | Cready, Cynthia M., Dash, Nicole, Esterchild, Elizabeth |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Hall, Ellie Tiedeman, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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