Body pleasure and the origins of violence

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists • Vol/Iss. 31 (29) • Published In • Pages: 10-20 •
By Prescott, James W.

Hypothesis

In societies where premarital sex is strongly punished, community size is larger, slavery is present, societal complexity is high, personl crime is high, class stratification is high, incidence of theft is high, extramarital sex is punished, wives are purchased, castration anxiety is high, bellicosity is extreme, sex disability is high, killing, torturing and mutilating the enemy is high, narcissism is high, exhibitionistic dancing is emphasized, there are small extended families, longer postpartum sex taboos, and a high god in human morality (14)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of percentagesSupportedp<.005UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
BellicosityDependentPersonality Traits
Castration AnxietyDependentPersonality Traits
Class StratificationDependentClasses
Community SizeUNKNOWNCommunity Structure
Duration Of Postpartum TabooDependentPostnatal Care
Exhibitionistic DancingDependentDance
High God In Human MoralityDependentSpirits And Gods
Incidence Of TheftDependentProperty Offenses
Killing, Torturing, And Mutilating The EnemyDependentAftermath Of Combat
NarcissismDependentPersonality Traits
Punishment Of Extramarital SexDependentSex And Marital Offenses, General Sex Restrictions
Punishment Of Premarital SexIndependentPremarital Sex Relations
Purchase Of WivesDependentMode Of Marriage
Sex DisabilityDependentPersonality Traits
SlaveryUNKNOWNSlavery
Small Extended FamiliesDependentHousehold, Nuclear Family
Societal ComplexityUNKNOWNNONE