Spanking Is a Global Phenomenon

<p><I>Spanking Is a Global Phenomenon</I> looks at this traditional method of corporal punishment from a deep perspective placing it in its historical context and from a wide point of view comparing changing attitudes across cultures and generations. The result of this survey by Fenold Alexis is a work on a topic broadly connected to people's lives but rarely examined in such detail.</p><p>The approach of <I>Spanking Is a Global Phenomenon</I> takes the reader through the history and tradition of spanking the roles of culture and religions the connections to slavery the laws governing spanking and a survey of attitudes and practices by gender and generation. In the end <I>Spanking Is a Global Phenomenon</I> provides a comprehensive look at a widespread and deeply rooted parenting practice that tends not to garner such thorough attention.</p><p>Fenold Alexis explores spanking's scriptural and historical background surveys its legal and cultural contexts in contemporary culture and suggests ways for parents to administer alternative forms of discipline that work.</p>