The manual presents the brief content and assignments of the lectures of the “Social Mythology” course taught in the third year of the baccalaureate of the Chair of Philosophy of the Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology. The goal of the course is to analyze the nature and formation mechanisms of social myths, to understand the influence of social myths on mass consciousness and behavior, as well as to acquaint students with all the social, political and cultural processes that contribute to the emergence and spread of social myths. It will help the student to understand the main functions of social myths and identify the main mythological structure of the life, the main mechanisms and tools of mythologizing reality, and also will be able to evaluate the importance of demythologizing and rational understanding of reality.