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EXAM(183
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solutions)
myth - answer any traditional story
consisting of events that are ostensibly
historical, though often supernatural,
explaining the origins of a cultural practice or
natural phenomenon
mythological cosmology - answer a way of
explaining the origin, the history and the
evolution of the cosmos or universe based on
the religious mythology of a specific
,tradition, usually including an act of creation
by a creator deity or a larger pantheon
oral tradition - answer a form of human
communication wherein knowledge, art,
ideas and cultural material is received,
preserved and transmitted orally from one
generation to another
myth - answer a story to explain why
something exists
ritual - answer a sequence of activities
involving gestures, words, and objects,
performed in a sequestered place, and
performed according to set sequence
Myth of normality - answer it tells us that
being within the range of what is considered
"normal" is a core feature of successfully
being a member of society.
myth - answer a collectively held belief that
has no basis in fact
,rumor - answer a tall tale of explanations of
events circulating from person to person and
pertaining to an object, event, or issue in
public concern
misinformation - answer information which is
often seen as simply false
Psychology of Rumor - answer a 1944 study
published by Robert Knapp in which her
reports on his analysis of over 1000 rumours
from World War II that were printed in the
Boston Herald's Rumor Clinic Column
myth - answer means "sacred story",
"traditional narrative, or "tale of the gods"
pipe dream rumours - answer according to
Knapp, they reflect public desires and
wished-for outcomes (i.e. Japan's oil reserves
were low so WWII would soon end)
, disinformation - answer information which is
seen as deliberately false, though usually
from a government source given to the media
or a foreign government
rumor - answer in social sciences, it involves
some kind of a statement whose veracity is
not quickly or ever confirmed
bogie or fear rumours - answer according to
Knapp they reflect feared outcomes (ex: an
enemy surprise attack is imminent)
wedge-driving rumours - answer according
to Knapp they are rumours intended to
undermine group loyalty or interpersonal
relations (ex: Japanese-Americans were not
loyal to the American side)
leveling, sharpening and assimilation -
answer three terms used to describe the
movement of rumour
propaganda - answer a systemic form of
purposeful persuasion that attempts to
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