SOCIAL MYTH AS HYPOTHESIS - CASE OF THE FAMILY-RELATIONS OF OLD-PEOPLE

被引：325

作者：

SHANAS, E

机构：

[1] Univ. Of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 60680, Chicago Circle

来源：

GERONTOLOGIST | 1979年 / 19卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1093/geront/19.1.3

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Every society has its own social myths. Such myths are those collective beliefs which everyone within a given society knows to be “right” and which everyone accepts as “true.” Because everyone, or almost everyone, believes in them, social myths act as a cohesive force within a society. They may be described as a glue which holds societies together. However, such myths or beliefs may also serve to obstruct both thought and action by encouraging people to accept as fact that which may really be fiction. © 1979 Oxford University Press.

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