Abstract This study examined the attitudes towards spanking among African Americans and Caucasians. Participants were asked to complete an 8 questions survey pertaining to their attitudes toward spanking.Attitudes On Spanking Among African Americans & Caucasians.The purpose of this study was to angle attitudes towards spanking among African Americans and Caucasians.The mean for attitudes towards spanking is 30.17 and the standard deviation is 7.19. Thus, African Americans had a more positive attitude towards spanking than Caucasians.