Nacirema culture is characterized by
a highly developed market economy
, which has evolved in a rich natural habitat. While much of the people’s time is devoted to economic pursuits, a considerable portion of their day is spent in ritual activity.
How would you describe the nacirema?
The Nacirema are described as
having a highly developed market economy that has evolved within a rich natural habitat
. Miner’s article became a popular work, reprinted in many introductory textbooks and used as an example process analysis in the literature text The Bedford Reader.
What words best describe the nacirema culture?
The five words I used to describe Nacirema are:
discontent, obsessive, naive, painful, and supernatural
.
What is the purpose of Nacirema?
The main belief of the Nacirema appears to be that the human body is ugly and that the only way to prevent it from growing weak and diseased is
to practice powerful rituals devoted
to this purpose. Every household has one or more shrines devoted to this goal.
Is Nacirema a culture?
The Nacirema are
a peculiar culture in North America
. According to Horace Miner’s account of them in his 1956 article “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema”, one of their main characteristics is a highly negative sentiment towards the human body which is considered by them to be ugly and sick.
What are some Nacirema values?
The most important values of the Nacirema are
teeth, breast, and appearance
. Members of the society exemplify their wealth and power by how many shrines they have.
What is the secret of Nacirema?
What is the secret of the nacirema
What can we learn from the nacirema?
Observations that deliver insight that help transform products and services require objectivity, removal of bias, curiosity, and an understanding of context
. The ‘Body Ritual Among the Nacirema
What is the basic focus of Nacirema society?
Nacirema culture is devoted to economic pursuits and ritual activity. The focus of this activity is
the human body, the appearance and health of
which are major concerns for the people. Many of the Nacirema’s traditions are based on preserving bodily health and youth.
What are 3/4 rituals that the nacirema perform?
Some of the popular aspects of Nacirema culture include: medicine men and women (doctors, psychiatrists, and pharmacists),
a charm-box (medicine cabinet)
, the mouth-rite ritual (brushing teeth), and a cultural hero known as Notgnihsaw (Washington spelled backwards).
Why is Nacirema American spelled backwards?
Miner’s account of the Nacirema
How do the nacirema view their bodies?
How do the Nacirema generally view their bodies? They
view their bodies as very ugly
, and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease.
What does the story about Nacirema teach us?
This
story is trying to get us to look at our own culture from the outside sine we are always thinking we are normal but other cultures are very strange
. When in reality, we are just as strange as other cultures are to us.
What is the ancient secret language?
Doctors. Ancient Code/Secret Language. Refers to
the Joke that a doctor’s handwriting is illegible
, particularly on prescriptions. Herbalist.
What do the nacirema say about mouth rituals?
Below the medicine men are the
“holy-mouth-men.
” (P 112) they believe that if the mouth rituals weren’t performed their teeth would fall out and their gums would bleed. Peole seek out the holy-mouth-men once ot twice a year. the holy-mouth-men has a variety of augers, owls, probes, and prods.
