"Cultural anthropologists have gathered exactly the data required to examine this hypothesis for human societies—and their findings are conveniently arranged in R. B. Textor's A Cross Cultural Summary."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_W._Prescott
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
James W. Prescott
35 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by James W. Prescott →
Related Quotes
"The issues of human violence and human pleasure are pivotal to any theory—scientific or religious—of moral behavior. …"
"The effects of "maternal-social" deprivation, institutionalization, hospitalization, and of parental abuse, neglect, …"
"The somatosensory system... mediates emotional behaviors."
"Sensory deprivation during the formative periods of development leads to a high demand and need for stimulation later…"
"The brain is highly immature at birth and is dependent upon sensory stimulation for normal growth, development, and f…"
"The abnormal social and emotional behaviors that result from parental and social (somatosensory) deprivation are dire…"
"The pleasure-prone personality has a low capacity and tolerance for violent-aggressive behaviors. Conversely, the vio…"
"Stimulation of brain pleasure centers can eliminate feelings of rage, fear, and depression."
"An infant or child is not "free" to select the nature of his sensory environment but is dependent upon adults for the…"
"We should be breast-feeding children up to 2 or 3 years of age."