Myths In Human Civilization
...been an integral part
of human society. Myths have no cultural boundaries as they can be found in all
cultural societies. The word myth can be referred to the classical Greek and
Roman mythology or a contemporary myth. Regardless of the type of myth, they
are stories used to give meaning to a phenomenon or symbolic manner to the
natural cycles that surround humankind. Myths are used to explain and
understand our existence in our world whether it is something that we can
tangibly see or not. The saga of a myth is past down from one generation to the
next. For the purpose of this assignment, I will be analyzing three articles
that deal with a myth. With each of these articles, I will attempt to explain
how the author uses the term within the context of the article. Finally, I will
be concluding the analysis of the articles with reference to class notes on what
we have learned to date.
The first article is "Phyllis Burke: Exploding Myths of Male and Female." which
is a book review. The author of the book, Phyllis Burke, writes of Gender
Identity Disorder or GIS that effects both male and female children. A child
labeled with GIS occurs when the child is not confirming to appropriate gender
behaviour. For example, if a boy wants to play with dolls and dress up as the
opposite sex. Burke reveals that at a young age all children in the gender
socialization process are encouraged to play with gender appropriate toys and
roles. If the child does not conform to these roles laid out by our gender
conscious society, they are forbidden and discouraged to continue with their
behaviour. Burke continues to write that GIS children may find themselves in
play therapy or even in psychiatric hospitals. In analyzing the way...
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