“The rod of discipline”: Religious discourses that defend physical punishment in the education of children and adolescents
Suely Ferreira Deslandes,
Bárbara Morais Santiago Freitas,
Taiza Ramos de Souza Costa Ferreira
Abstract:The Menino Bernardo Law prohibits the use of physical punishment and, since its enactment, has generated resistance from conservatives, especially religious groups, who consider it an intervention of the State in “family matters”. We analyzed pro-physical punishment discourses disseminated on the Internet, identifying their arguments and discursive contexts. Forty-three videos were examined and transcribed, and peer coding was performed using Atlas.ti, followed by critical discourse analysis. Recognizing the d… Show more
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