Ted Bundy Social Psychology

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In fact, one is tempted to conclude that Ted Bundy felt inferior to his victims and that is why he killed most of them before they could discover his true boyish nature and primitive drives Social and cultural view of Ted Bundy As Ted Bundy confessed not long before his execution, he always had difficulty in developing normal relationships with other people. Ted Bundy was conceived in Vermont on November 24, 1946. He grew up with his mom, never knowing who his dad was. Bundy put in the initial three years of his life in Philadelphia. At age 4 Bundy and his mom moved to Washington. It was as of now that his mom met Johnnie Bundy. Ted was exceptionally envious of his mom's association with Johnnie. In 1953 Ted's mom and Johnnie were hitched.

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