Psychological aspects of myth-creation in the contemporary culture

  • N. D. Palm Interregional Academy of Personnel Management
Keywords: collective consciousness, cultural and social space, values, myth-creation, information society

Abstract

The article deals with the complex of challenging issues related to the increasing influence of mass media on people’s world view and value system, which leads to the reanimation of myth as the crucial component of the psychic health of humans. It is shown that the myth acquires special significance in periods of transformational changes while standing as one of the key facilities for constructing the identity and value system, as well as for the maintenance and reproduction of social order.

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N. D. Palm, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management

The article deals with the complex of challenging issues related to the increasing influence of mass media on people’s world view and value system, which leads to the reanimation of myth as the crucial component of the psychic health of humans. It is shown that the myth acquires special significance in periods of transformational changes while standing as one of the key facilities for constructing the identity and value system, as well as for the maintenance and reproduction of social order.

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Published
2017-10-15
How to Cite
Palm, N. D. (2017). Psychological aspects of myth-creation in the contemporary culture. Likars’ka Sprava, (7), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.31640/LS-2017(7)06
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Section 1. Social welfare and human wellbeing in the context of globalization transformation