Corporal Punishment of Minors in the Muslim Family in Israel  

作　　者：Emad Gith 

机构地区：[1]Sakhnin Academic College for Teacher Education, Sakhnin 20173, Israel [2]Psychological Services in Arraba Village, Arraba 30812, Israel [3]Department of Psychology, Ethics and Law, International Center for Health, Law and Ethics, Faculty of Law at the University ofHaifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel

出　　处：《Journal of Health Science》2014年第11期553-559,共7页健康科学（英文版）

摘　　要：Corporal punishment was always considered a valid disciplinary measure in Muslim Arab culture to be used as deemed necessary to shape a minor＇s behavior. Applying physical force against children as punishment for unwanted behavior has become a normative part of parents＇ routine interaction with their children, despite the fact that it is forbidden by Israeli law. Psychologists that work with the Muslim Arab population find it difficult to convince parent of the difficulties and conflicts that they create by enforcing corporal punishment on their children. Parents tend to reject professional advice because it is viewed as conflicting with their cultural mentality and traditions and ignore the vast research that proves the ineffectiveness of this type of discipline and the complications that it may lead to. What＇s more, Sharia law, the religious Muslim legal code that governs the lives of Muslim Arabs in Israel, advocates and even encourages corporal punishment. Legislation and further professional intervention is necessary to change this harmful practice and to protect Muslim Arab children.

关 键 词：Sharia Law corporal punishment DISCIPLINE violence children MUSLIM Israeli legislation. 

分 类 号：R161[医药卫生—公共卫生与预防医学]