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Military rank
Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest ranking non-commissioned officer. In some militaries, the rank of corporal nominally corresponds to commanding a section or squad of soldiers. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: CorporalA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Spanking and Corporal Punishment Parenting Practices and Child Development: A Systematic ReviewInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Rising SunThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: A meta-analytic and theoretical review.Cited 1,539 times
- Go sideways: SergeantA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Lance corporalA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Adjective Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
Adjective Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
Adjective Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
Noun A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: A meta-analytic and theoretical review.
Corporal Punishment by American Parents: National Data on Prevalence, Chronicity, Severity, and Duration, in Relation to Child and Family Characteristics
Reduced prefrontal cortical gray matter volume in young adults exposed to harsh corporal punishment
Spanking, corporal punishment and negative long-term outcomes: A meta-analytic review of longitudinal studies
Corporal Punishment, Maternal Warmth, and Child Adjustment: A Longitudinal Study in Eight Countries
The Limits of Child Effects: Evidence for Genetically Mediated Child Effects on Corporal Punishment but Not on Physical Maltreatment.
Conservative Protestantism and Support for Corporal Punishment
Conservative Protestantism and the Parental Use of Corporal Punishment
🆕 Influential since 2022
Spanking and Corporal Punishment Parenting Practices and Child Development: A Systematic Review
The Association between School Corporal Punishment and Child Developmental Outcomes: A Meta-Analytic Review
Child-to-Parent Violence: Examining Cumulative Associations with Corporal Punishment and Physical Abuse
Relação entre insatisfação corporal e saúde mental dos adolescentes brasileiros: um estudo com representatividade nacional
Parental reports of stress and anxiety in their migrant children in China: The mediating role of parental psychological aggression and corporal punishment
📚 Books worth reading
Rising SunMichael Crichton · 1991
Principles of corporate financeRichard A. Brealey, Richard Brealey · 1981
Company lawSir Francis Beaufort Palmer, Geoffrey Morse · 1902
The Concept of the CorporationPeter F. Drucker · 1946
Financial ManagementEugene F. Brigham, Michael C. Ehrhardt · 1977
Intermediate financial managementEugene F. Brigham · 1985
Fundamentals of financial managementJames C. Van Horne · 1971
Fundamentals of Corporate FinanceStephen A. Ross, Randolph W Westerfield · 1991
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