Thus, terror management theory asserts that almost all human activity is driven by the fear of death. (en.wikipedia.org)
Most research done on terror management theory revolves around the mortality salience paradigm. (en.wikipedia.org)
More broadly, they've proven Greenberg and company's original terror management theory right all along: that people deal with death by upholding worldviews that are larger and longer - lasting than themselves, and opposing anyone or anything that violates these «cultural anxiety - buffers.» (rachelheldevans.com)