ABSTRACT
This volume is the first to showcase the interdisciplinary nature of Terror Management Theory, providing a detailed overview of how rich and diverse the field has become since the late 1980s, and where it is going in the future. It offers perspectives from psychology, political science, communication, health, sociology, business, marketing and cultural studies, among others, and in the process reveals how our existential ponderings permeate our behavior in almost every area of our lives. It will interest a wide range of upper-level students and researchers who want an overview of past and current TMT research and how it may be applied to their own research interests.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|12 pages
Communicating About Death
A Look Inside Terror Management Theory and the Field of Communication
chapter 3|19 pages
Terror Management and Politics
Comparing and Integrating the “Conservative Shift” and “Political Worldview Defense” Hypotheses
chapter 4|15 pages
Bridging Health and Death
Insights and Questions From a Terror Management Health Model
chapter 10|14 pages
“Death is Coming, But I'M Too Scared to Think About it”
Defining and Distinguishing the Roles of Death and Fear as Motivators to Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Change
chapter 12|14 pages
Using Persuasion to Save Lives
A Counterattack Plan for Suicide, Substance Abuse, and Psychological Distress Prevention
chapter 13|10 pages
Running in While Running Out
First Responders Communication During Traumatic Events
chapter 14|9 pages
TMT in LAS
Lessons From a Terror Management Field Experiment at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport
