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Lloyd deMauseAmerican historian and psychologist
Date of Birth: 19.09.1931
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Lawrence Stone DeMause: American Historian and Psychologist
- Historical Paradigms of Child Rearing
- - Intrusive/Coercive (18th Century):Recognition of children's needs.
- Fetal Experience and Trauma
- The Genesis of Terrorism
- Legacy
Lawrence Stone DeMause: American Historian and Psychologist
Lawrence Stone DeMause was an American historian and psychologist known for his pioneering work in psychohistory.
Historical Paradigms of Child Rearing
DeMause's research on childhood history identified six distinct dominant models of child-rearing throughout history:
- Infanticide (Pre-4th Century CE):Characterized by widespread child murder and violence.
- Abandoning/Detachment (4th-13th Centuries):Abandonment of infanticide due to the spread of Christianity, with parents entrusting child care to third parties.
- Ambivalent (14th-17th Centuries):Emergence of child protection and decreasing physical punishment.
- Intrusive/Coercive (18th Century):Recognition of children's needs.
- Socializing (19th-Mid 20th Century):Dissemination of pedagogical knowledge and formal education.
- Helping (Mid 20th Century onwards):Individualized parenting, abandonment of corporal punishment, and egalitarian parent-child relationships.
Fetal Experience and Trauma
DeMause highlighted the profound impact of fetal experience on adult psychology. He believed that prenatal traumas, such as malnutrition, smoking, or alcoholism in the mother, could leave lasting psychological scars. These "fetal traumas" are buried deep within the psyche and manifest in obscure and unconscious ways.
The Genesis of Terrorism
DeMause attributed the rise of Islamist terrorism to specific family dynamics and child-rearing practices in many Muslim countries.
Legacy
DeMause was instrumental in establishing the Institute for Psychohistory and The Journal of Psychohistory. His groundbreaking research and insights continue to shape our understanding of the profound influence of childhood experiences on individual development and societal evolution.
