Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.

Bruno Bettelheim

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Topic

Punishment

Author

Bruno Bettelheim

Genre

Psychological literature

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Psychologist Writer

From

Austria Europe

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Citation

Bettelheim, Bruno. A Good Enough Parent: A Book on Child-Rearing. Alfred A. Knopf, 1987, ch. 9.

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