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  2. Death anxiety - Wikipedia

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    The Lester attitude death scale was developed in 1966 but not published until 1991 until its validity was established. [80] By measuring the general attitude towards death and also the inconsistencies with death attitudes, participants are scaled to their favorable value towards death. [80]

  3. Western Attitudes Toward Death from the Middle Ages to the ...

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    American historians, in the years that followed the publication of Western Attitudes Toward Death, became particularly interested in the deviation Ariès noted between Americans and Europeans. [33] David Stannard, an early reviewer of Ariès's work, penned The Puritan Way of Death a few short years after Ariès's publication. He maintained that ...

  4. Death and adjustment hypotheses - Wikipedia

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    As outlined very briefly in journal articles, DAH hypothesizes the following for optimum attitude towards death as well as to harmonize the adjustment problems in relation to the phenomenon: [8] Death and Adjustment Hypotheses – One: In the absence of empirical evidence from science, to regard death to be not our absolute end seems natural ...

  5. Thanatos - Wikipedia

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    It investigates the circumstances surrounding a person's death, the grief experienced by the deceased's loved ones, and larger social attitudes towards death such as ritual and memorialization. It is primarily an interdisciplinary study, frequently undertaken by professionals in nursing, psychology, sociology, psychiatry, social work and ...

  6. Filial piety - Wikipedia

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    Filial piety means to be good to one's parents; to take care of one's parents; to engage in good conduct not just towards parents but also outside the home so as to bring a good name to one's parents and ancestors; [31] to perform the duties of one's job well (preferably the same job as one's parents to fulfill their aspirations); [13] to carry ...

  7. Philippe Ariès - Wikipedia

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    Philippe Ariès (French: [filip aʁjɛs]; 21 July 1914 – 8 February 1984) was a French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood, in the style of Georges Duby.He wrote many books on the common daily life.

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  9. Gerontophobia - Wikipedia

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    The term comes from the Greek γέρων – gerōn, "old man" [1] and φόβος – phobos, "fear". [2] Gerontophobia that stems from a fear of aging has been linked to thanatophobia, as fear of old age can be a precursor to fear of death. [3] Gerontophobia can be caused by stereotypes of elderly people displayed in the media. [4]