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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.

Source: Woman's Work: The Housewife, Past and Present, Ch. 7, 1974.
-- Ann Oakley, (Jan 0 1944-____), 0 writer; She is noted primarily for her views expressed in Woman's Work: The Housewife, Past and Present, 1974.

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