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What is terror management theory?

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Is There a Worse Way to Die?

Terror management theory was created in the 19 eighties by psychologists at the university of mazoo. Based on work of ernest becker, who was the thor of denial of death. An anthropologist who basically said all culture is created to distract us from being obsessed with our inevitable death. We want to destroy this culture that we encounter because it's reminding us of our own death and we hate it.

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