Psychology Wiki  Psychohistorical views on infanticide
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infanticide (in psychohistorical jargon "early infanticidal
childrearing") is a model used in the study of psychohistory to
refer to the occurrence of infanticide in paleolithic,[1][2]
pre-historical, or historical hunter-gatherer tribes or
societies (although infanticide still occurs in the advanced
nations). "Early" means early in history or in the cultural
development of a society, not to the age of the child.
"Infanticidal" refers to the high incidence of infants killed if
compared to modern nations.[3] The model was developed by Lloyd
deMause within the framework of psychohistory as part of a
seven-stage sequence of childrearing modes which describe the
development of human cultures in their attitude to their
children.[4] The word "early" is also meant to distinguish it
from late infanticidal childrearing, identified by deMause