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In Roland Barthes' 'Mythologies', he analyzes 'Myth' as a:

  1. An ancient story told by Greeks to explain the origins of the world
  2. A second-order semiotic system that naturalizes cultural values
  3. A sacred religious text used in communal worship ceremonies
  4. A poetic genre traditionally used to celebrate and describe nature
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Correct answer: A second-order semiotic system that naturalizes cultural values

Barthes argued that modern 'myths' (like wrestling or advertisements) take a sign and turn it into a new signifier for a larger cultural concept, making socially constructed ideas seem 'natural' and 'obvious'.

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