Table 2

TABLE 2 Adult Behaviors in Societies Where Pain is Inflicted on Infants by Parent or Nurturing Person
Adult Behaviors	Percent %	N	Probability P

Slavery is present	64	66	.03
Polygyny (multiple wives) practiced	79	34	.001
Women status inferior	78	14	.03
Low infant physical affection	65	63	.03
Low overall infant indulgence	77	66	.000
Developing nurturant behavior in child is low	67	45	.05
Supernaturals (gods) are aggressive	64	36	.01

The coded scales on infancy were developed by cultural anthropologists Barry, Bacon and Child ; on sexual behavior by Westbrook, Ford and Beach ; and on physical violence by Slater.