TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Are there population biases against migrant children? An experimental analysis of attitudes towards corporal punishment in Austria, Norway and Spain JO - Children and youth services review A1 - Helland, Hege Stein A1 - Križ, Katrin A1 - Sánchez-Cabezudo, Sagrario Segado A1 - Skivenes, Marit SP - 151 EP - 157 VL - 85 IS - N2 - 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.

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LA - en SN - 0190-7409 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.12.012 ID - ref1 ER -