Sociology 2235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Domestic Violence, Verbal Abuse, Name Calling
1 Apr 2016
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Midterm next week (in the classroom: 2 hours to write it. There will likely be another supreme court challenge if someone is charged with spanking their children to claim that law is unconsituional. Arguments against: it is a form of punishment/deterrence and is a long-standing tradiion. The element of discipline is missing from spousal abuse or child abuse: rights for parents. The government is saying they know how to discipline your child beter than you do. It could be a slippery slope what if you raise your kids vegan or don"t breasfeed could the state say that is illegal: changing the law won"t necessarily change the pracice. Violence: the intenional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual which either results or has a high likelihood of resuling in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivaion. who: physical violence.
