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Child Abuse in Korea

NCJ Number
115964
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 68 Issue: 2 Dated: (March/April 1989) Pages: 154-158
Author(s)
B H Chun
Date Published
1989
Length
5 pages
Annotation
Many parents in Korea approve of discipline by the rod.
Abstract
In fact, physical punishment of children has been regarded in Korea as a family affair rather than a social issue. Today, however, it is winning social attention in that it can become a form of domestic or social violence that can adversely affect the whole society as well as the family and individual. (Author abstract)