In current society, such legitimizing myths or narratives are communicated through platforms like social media, television shows, and films, and are investigated using a variety of methods including content analysis, semiotics, discourse analysis, and psychoanalysis. The granularity of narrative extends from broad ideologies at the highest level to middle level personal myths (positive thinking of oneself as a successful smart dominant, or submissive inferior), reaching the lowest level of behavioral scripts or schemas for particular dominant-submissive social situations. Categories of myth include:
In modern society, these validating myths and narratives are spread via platforms such as social media, television shows, and films, and studied using methods like content analysis, semiotics, discourse analysis, and psychoanalysis. The depth of narrative varies from overarching ideologies at the highest level to middle-level personal myths (a positive self-image as a successful smart dominant or submissive inferior), extending down to specific behavioral scripts or schemas for various dominant-submissive social situations. Types of myth include: