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... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > Chinese death taboos
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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > Chinese death taboos
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Chinese death taboos  

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  • Chinese people share a long history of poverty, famine, disaster, plague, and political unrest where death was commonplace and the living had few, if any, effective ways of protecting themselves from it. Their anxiety and fear of death and dying are manifested in a wide range of taboo behaviors that are prescribed by traditional wisdom. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Chinese Death Taboos]

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