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June 21, 2026

"Punitive-repressive attitudes toward extramarital sex are also linked with physical violence, personal crime, and the practice of slavery."

James W. Prescott
Psychology
1930 – present
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About James W. Prescott

James W. Prescott is an American developmental psychologist, whose research focused on the origins of violence, particularly as it relates to a lack of mother-child bonding.

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