16 Jan What general message do you think the author was trying to convey in his description of this culture?
1. What general message do you think the author was trying to convey in his description of this culture?
2. What stereotypes could you have about the Nacireman culture and its people if this reading were your only source of information?
3. The many strange and interesting rituals observed by Miner led him to conclude that the Nacirema have a strong underlying belief about the human body. What is this belief?
4. Assume that you are carrying on the work of Miner and study the Nacireman culture as it exists now in the twenty-first century.
a. What additional body-related activities could you observe in their culture today?
b. Is Miner’s observation about the preoccupation with body and health still valid today? Explain.
c. Is Miner’s observation about the underlying belief about the human body still valid today? Explain.
