Overview
I'm working on a sociology discussion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.
Read Horace Miner's piece about the Nacirema (.pdf)Nacirema (.pdf) - Alternative Formats (an actual culture today) and in the discussion, answer the following questions:
Did you experience culture shock reading about the Nacirema? Why or why not?
How does “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” help us understand our own view of other cultures and how we are viewed by other cultures?
What assumptions do we make about other cultures and why are these assumptions unhelpful?
What are some examples of practices in other cultures that we find odd and hard to understand?” (For example, arranged marriages, eating and preparing unusual foods, ritual body piercing, rites of passage.)
BONUS: Who are the Nacirema?