Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won't Save Black America

by Stacey Patton

Book Overview

A necessary challenge to the cultural tradition of corporeal punishment in Black homes--and its connections to white supremacy.

Encourages positive, nonviolent discipline for those rearing, teaching, and caring for children of color.

Why do so many African Americans have such a special attachment to whupping children? Studies show that nearly 80 percent of Black parents see spanking, popping, pinching, and beating as reasonable,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807061042
• ISBN13: 9780807061046
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"