Physical Affection Toward Infants

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Prescott, James W.Body pleasure and the origins of violence

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Prescott, James W."Human societies which provide their infants and children with a great deal of physical affection (touching, holding, carrying) would be less physically violent than societies which give very little physical affection to their infants and children" (11-12)
Prescott, James W."A society [is not likely to be] physically violent if it is physically affectionate toward its infants and tolerant of premarital sexual behavior" (13)

Associated OCMs

  1. infant care