Attitudes about spanking is viewed from the functionalist perspective. The functionalist perspective is concerned with maintaining stability. Previous research on about spanking has shown the racial breakdown for attitudes about spanking. Flynn (1994) study found that African Americans agree with spanking more often than Whites. Bradley (1998) found that African Americans did not favor attitudes about spanking as often as whites. African Americans are more likely to be authoritative in discipline. Most discipline occurs often form of disrespect has occurred.Previous research has shown that people in the south favor spanking more than people in the north. Trends over time has shown that majority of people agree with spanking a child. A cross
