Author Question: Death was resurrected after 1945, why? a. The atomic age brought about the possible annihilation ... (Read 192 times)

mia · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Death was resurrected after 1945, why?

a. The atomic age brought about the possible annihilation of the entire human race.
b. The losses of millions of soldiers in WWII brought death home for the world.
c. People began to fear death more because of the increase in infant deaths.
d. Society began to look inward for answers, and death as a topic naturally evolved.

Question 2

Which of the following is Answer: True?

a. According to Radcliffe Brown, religion provides individuals with a sense of comfort and anxiety relief.
b. What a person believes about dying has more influence than how deeply he or she believes it.
c. George Homans disagreed with both Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown, arguing that death anxiety is highest for both the very religious and the nonbeliever.
d. The empirical research by Michael Leming supported Homans's theorizing on the relationship between religion and death anxiety.
e. All of the above.