Shame, images of God, and the cycle of violence in adults who experienced childhood corporal punishment / Jeanette Anderson Good.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Good, Jeanette Anderson.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence.

Shame.

Children and violence.

Corporal punishment.

Physical Description:

xvii, 198 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [1999]

Summary:

Theoretically rich and empirically sound, this provocative study demonstrates that shame, a history of childhood corporal punishment, and certain religious beliefs are contributing factors to the cycle of violence that can occur over generations in families. Good begins her study with a thorough survey of the psychological and pastoral literature that deals with issues surrounding shame, corporal punishment, and beliefs about God. She then describes the results of her research that involved having individuals complete questionnaires on childhood punishment, religious practices, and feelings about suicide and depression. These results were then compared with those from tests designed to measure shame, guilt, and violence between adult partners. Good's research suggests that higher levels of violence and shame correspond with punitive images of God and that childhood corporal punishment may result in a higher incidence of adult depression. This fascinating work provides insight into psychological issues that affect many adults today and will be of interest to anyone who is concerned with healing the wounds of those who suffered through childhood violence.

Contents:

Part I Psychological Literature 12

1. Psychological Literature: Shame 12

Freud and Shame 13

Erikson and Shame 13

Relational/Feminist Models and Shame 15

Nathanson, Shame and Affect Theory 18

1. Psychological Literature: Shame and Violence 23

Helen Block Lewis and Humiliated Fury 23

Scheff and Retzinger and Shame/Rage Spiral 25

Tangney and Shame/Guilt Distinctions and Violence 27

Gilligan and Shame and Violence 29

Klein: Humiliation and Violence Prevention 31

Part II Shame and Corporal Punishment and Religion 34

Selective Inattention and Corporal Punishment 34

1. Religion Justifying Corporal Punishment and Child Abuse 35

Alice Miller, Corporal Punishment and a Conspiracy of Denial 35

Philip Greven

The Use of Religion to Legitimize 39

Donald Capps

"Religion and Child Abuse: Perfect Together" 41

Ellison and Sherkat: Conservative Protestants and Corporal Punishment 42

2. Corporal Punishment and the Cycle of Violence 44

Murray Straus

The Family

The Cradle of Violence 44

Corporal Punishment

Public Pressure, Degradation and Humiliation 46

Corporal Punishment, Dissociation and the Cycle of Violence 47

Part III Religious and Theological Literature 51

1. Pastoral Theological Perspective on Shame 51

James Fowler's Shame Continuum 51

John Patton

Shame Blocks Guilt 55

Theology of Shame 56

2. Images of God and Violence 59

Object Relations and Images of God and Violence 59

Empirical Research and Images of God and Violence 60

3. Biblical/Theological Perspective on Shame, Images of God and the Cycle of Violence 66

Lyn Betchel Huber

The Biblical Experience of Shame/Shaming 68

Pitt-Rivers

Shame

A Cultural Anthropological Perspective 73

Malina and Neyrey

Shame in the New Testament

A Social Scientific Approach 75

Is It Possible for Outsider To See As The Natives See? 77

Failing to Bridge the Conversation 78

DeSilva

Resisting Cultural Shaming and the Cycle of Violence Through Community Maintenance 79

Closing 85

Research Hypotheses 88

The Cook Internalized Shame Scale (ISS) 93

The God Adjective Checklist (GAC) 95

The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) 96

The Test of Self-Conscious Affect (TOSCA) 99

Perception of Parents as Cold and Uncaring Scales (PPCUS) 100

Hypotheses 1-3: Relationships Between Childhood Corporal Punishment and Adult Partner Violence, Shame and Images of God 107

Hypotheses 4-6: Relationships Among Adult Partner Violence, Shame and Images of God 111

Exploratory Questions 1-7: Questions Pertaining to Corporal Punishment, Religion, Parental Warmth, Attitudes Toward Spanking Children, Adult Suicidality and Depression and Adult Detachment 116

Exploratory Questions 8-9: Questions Concerning Partner Violence, Gender and Beliefs About Human Nature 122

Hypotheses 1-3: Relationships Between Childhood Corporal Punishment and Adult Partner Violence, Shame and Images of God 133

Hypotheses 4-6: Relationships Among Adult Partner Violence, Shame and Images of God 137

Exploratory Questions 1-7: Questions Pertaining to Corporal Punishment, Religion, Parental Warmth, Attitudes Toward Spanking Children, Adult Suicidality and Depression and Adult Detachment 140

Exploratory Questions 8-9: Questions Concerning Partner Violence, Gender and Beliefs About Human Nature 146.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-182) and indexes.

ISBN:

0761814833

OCLC:

41484182