The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural attitudes and values. Because myth anchors the present in the past it is a sociological charter for a future society which is an exact replica of the present one.

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Ann Oakley: "The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural attitudes and values. Because myth anchors the present in the past it is a sociological charter for a future society which is an exact replica of the present one."

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Anchors	Attitudes	Because	Charter
Confirms	Conservative	Cultural	Enshrines
Exact	Existing	Explains	Expresses
Function	Future	Myth	Order
Past	Pedestal	Present	Primary
Questions	Raising	Rather	Replica
Social	Society	Sociological	Sources
Tradition	Validate	Values

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The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural attitudes and values. Because myth anchors the present in the past it is a sociological charter for a future society which is an exact replica of the present one. - Ann Oakley