Children and Youth Services Review
Volume 85, 2018, Pages 151-157

Are there population biases against migrant children? An experimental analysis of attitudes towards corporal punishment in Austria, Norway and Spain (Article)

Helland H.S. , Križ K. , Sánchez-Cabezudo S.S. , Skivenes M.*
  • a University of Bergen, Department of Administration and Organization Theory, Christiesgate 17, Bergen, 5020, Norway
  • b Emmanuel College, 400 the Fenway, Boston, MA 02115, United States
  • c Department of Social Work, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain
  • d University of Bergen, Department of Administration and Organization Theory, Christiesgate 17, Bergen, 5020, Norway

Abstract

This article examines whether migrant children are viewed differently than native children, employing an experiment on a representative sample of the populations of Austria, Norway and Spain. Asked about the acceptability of corporal punishment (CP) and whether it should be reported to child protection authorities by the school, the results show significant cross-country differences in the acceptance of CP but no biases due to migrant background. However, biases were found in some population sub-groups. The results suggest that when it comes to protecting a child from CP, the rising cultural status of children and the spread of a child protective attitude across societies may win out over biases against the child of migrant background. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

Author Keywords

Migrant child Norway Corporal punishment Spain Austria

Index Keywords

Spain punishment organization Austria Norway human migrant Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85038892321&doi=10.1016%2fj.childyouth.2017.12.012&partnerID=40&md5=b5855caadc76b26f1cbb6e678b4b43f3
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.12.012
ISSN: 01907409
Original Language: English