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| A '''slap''' or "smack" is a broad stroke made with the open hand, as opposed to a ] that is made with a closed fist. Slaps are frequently made across the face, but can be also made across hands or any other body part, and can use either the palm of the hand or the back of the hand. | |||
| ==Etymology and definitions== | |||
| The word was first recorded in 1632, probably of imitative origin (]). The word is found in several English ]s, such as, "slap ]", "slap-]", "]", "]", "slap on the ]" (as a mild punishment), "slap in the face" (as an insult or, alternatively, as a reproof against a lewd or insulting comment), and "slap on the back" (an expression of friendship or congratulations). In music, the term is used in jazz, referring to the action of pulling strings back and allowing them to smack the instrument.<ref>, ]</ref><ref>]</ref> The word "slap" is frequently used to minimize the perceived violence of an act, even if the act was especially severe. One person may hit another across the face and injure them severely, but in calling it a slap, make it seem less severe, since slapping is often associated with minor violence.<ref>Cotterill, Janet. ''Language in the Legal Process.'' Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. pp. 81-82, ISBN 0333969022</ref><ref>Renzetti, Claire and Raquel Bergen. ''Violence against Women''. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. p. 45, ISBN 0742530558</ref> | |||
| ==In humans== | |||
| ] slapping ] in the 1954 film '']''. In the film, the plane is encountering an engine failure, and to calm Stack's character, Wayne's character slaps him twice.]] | |||
| The purpose of a slap is often to humiliate, instead of injure, the target. Depending on the severity of the slap, the victim may charge the assailant with assault. This may constitute a common assault. In many films and television programs, such as a film even titled ''Slap Her... She's French'', girls and women typically slap boys, men and other females who offend them in some way and humiliate them, as occasionally occurs in real life. Such films have helped to create a cultural acceptance of women slapping men, at least as opposed to men striking women.<ref name = domes>Loseke, Donileen et.al. ''Current Controversies on Family Violence.'' Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005. pp. 66-67 ISBN 0761921060</ref> This acceptance is probably partially linked to the fact that women are generally physiologically weaker and cause less harm than men when they slap.<ref>Denmark, Florence and Michele Paludi. ''Psychology of Women.'' New York: Praeger, 2008. p. 562 ISBN 0275991628</ref> Studies show slapping to be used more in female acts of violence than male acts, males using different methods. Many females tend not to slap males now due to legal issues such as a slap possibly being counted as an assault. Slaps can often bring about controversy and humiliation, often when they are unexpected by the slapee.<ref>Robbins, Pamela Clark and John Monahan. "Mental Disorder, Violence, and Gender." ''Law and Human Behavior.'' (Dec 2003) 27.6 pp. 561-571.</ref> Studies have shown that women who inflict minor acts of violence, such as slaps, on their spouses, are more likely to be abused themselves. Men who are slapped by their wives for certain behaviors are more able to justify in their own minds return violence when their spouse does not perform well. Often the return violence is more severe than the initial slap.<ref name = domes/> Thus, although society is more accepting of women who hit men than of men who hit women, women who slap statistically seem to be more likely to suffer from return violence than women who don't.<ref name = domes/> Also, both men and women who are violent with their spouses are more likely to slap or spank their children as well.<ref>Lamb, Michael. ''Parenting and Child Development in "Nontraditional" Families.'' Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999. p. 311 ISBN 080582748X</ref> | |||
| ==In animals== | |||
| Beavers slap their tails on the water as a danger signal.<ref>Hall, Richard J. "Does Representational Content Arise from Biological Function?" ''PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association''. 1990 pgs. 193-199</ref> Female fish of the ] genus will slap males with their tail fins if they are over-aggressive in mating.<ref>Warburton, Barbara and Clark Hubbs. "Reproductive Behavior of Gambusia heterochir." ''Copeia.'' (Dec 1957) 1957.4 pp. 299-300</ref> Dolphins have been observed to slap the surface{{Vague|surface of what exactly?|date=April 2010}} with their tails, possibly to express aggression or sexual impulses.<ref>Slooten, Elisabeth. "Behavior of Hector's Dolphin: Classifying Behavior by Sequence Analysis." ''Journal of Mammalogy.'' Nov 1994 75.4 pp. 956-964</ref> ] will slap their tails on the surface as a warning. They have also been known to slap attacking ] with their tails to keep them away. Males use their tails to slap other male humpbacks in mating contests.<ref></ref> | |||
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