According to terror management theory, people join groups to:

A) improve their management skills.
B) reduce the fear of death.
C) escape from a dangerous world.
D) secure safety in numbers.

Terror Management Theory

The notion that the most fundamental human motivation is to reduce the terror of the inevitability of death. Self-esteem may be centrally implicated in effective terror management.

Fear of Death

Describes the anxiety or dread associated with the anticipation of dying or the concept of mortality.