The fear of the dead in nonliterate societies

Journal of Social Psychology • Vol/Iss. 77 • Published In 1969 • Pages: 583-284 •

By Lester, David

Abstract

The authors hypothesizes that fear of the dead will be correlated with an emphasis on achievement and affiliation in folk tales. Results do not support this hypothesis.

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Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Other	Other Researchers

Hypotheses (1)
Hypothesis	Supported
"[There is a correlation between] the degree to which nonliterate societies fear the dead as causes of illness and the needs for achievement and affiliation as evidenced in the folk tales of the societies" (283)	Not Supported

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The fear of the dead in nonliterate societies

Journal of Social Psychology • Vol/Iss. 77 • Published In 1969 • Pages: 583-284 • Cite

By Lester, David

Abstract

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Hypotheses (1)

Journal of Social Psychology • Vol/Iss. 77 • Published In 1969 • Pages: 583-284 •