The notion of a myth has several distinct meanings. On the one hand it is a “Legendary narrative, usually of gods and heroes, or a theme that expresses the ideology of a culture” [1], where the word or should be read inclusively. The word ideology often has a negative connotation which is not necessarily true for myths in this sense; what is intended is that the myths convey some truths to the ...

BACKGROUND In the United States, the social myth that abortion clinics are unsafe, lonely places is pervasive. Little research has investigated the extent to which women's negative experiences of clinic interactions and processes confirm or contest this myth. STUDY DESIGN Semistructured interviews with 41 women who received an abortion at a clinic were conducted and analyzed using qualitative...

abstract one of the ancient indo european motifs is the story of a young hero who is destined to rescue a woman or king from the demon or enemy and has to fulfill several difficult quests during which he transforms to a mature champion. after finishing these breathtaking quests, the young hero develops into a complete champion and according to iranian tales, he emerges as the “world champion”. ...

arabic poets have used myth since long in their poems. but after literary resurrection and making connection with culture and literature of west, they have used myth as a new method for presenting their interest and a useful tool in the description.  christ, one of the god’s prophets that has sent to the people for guidance, in the arabic contemporary poem has a symbolic effect. this personalit...

Introduction: It is important to know about the myths and misconceptions, especially in India, where general and oral health is embroiled in various myths and ritualistic practices. Objectives: The purpose of this study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of dental myth and utilizes socio-dental impact locus of control scale (SILOC) health model, as the theoretical framework to understand the ...

Sexual assault is underreported in the United States. Survivors are often reluctant to make police reports for various reasons; one is fear of revictimization by criminal justice professionals. Conversely, police officers often lack skills for interviewing crime victims. Posttraumatic stress reactions among victims can exacerbate the problem. Although some victims prefer female interviewers, it...

McCarthy scholarship has predominantly tended to stress the writer’s revisionism with regard to his rendering of the myth of the American West in Blood Meridian (1985). McCarthy’s novel has beenmainlyhailed as a critique of the violence of manifest destiny. This study aims to delineate aspects of McCarthy’s narrative which resist the predominant view of him as a revisionist. In this re...

The aim is to assess the effect of imprisonment on rape myth acceptance. The research used a sample of male prisoners incarcerated for non-sexual crimes (n = 98) and a sample of males drawn from the general population (n = 160). Simple linear regression did not indicate a significant effect of incarceration on rape myth acceptance. After controlling for background covariates using propensity sc...