The author then makes a point about how some exotic customs are yet to be discovered. This makes a lot of sense to me. In order for someone to truly know all the customs and behaviors of people, they would have to visit every inch habited in the world. I am sure there are still some undiscovered tribes in places that have not been visited by researchers. Miner then begins by describing the Nacirema.
Sontag’s her purpose is to make the reader think how the commitment with a photograph affects the way people see and understand the term of suffer and war that society have lived through the time. Since imagines transmit a messages much clear and stronger for the spectators. She also addresses that each reader can interpret any imagine in a different way depends of the person’s beliefs and thinking, however the viewer has to remember that those pictures pass first for a imagine editor. Susan writes this essay in a formal way. Some of the words that she uses could be completely unknown for some readers.
When it comes to writing a study of another culture, the language used can sometimes highlight whether or not you truly understand the culture being studied. The language of Horace Miner’s Body Ritual among the Nacirema is used, for instance, to satirize the mistakes many anthropologists make when they assume other societies have religious/supernatural aspects in their cultures, regardless of if they do or not. The article that Horace Miner writes himself utilizes the chance to show how much some anthropologists get caught up in assumptions and rely on terms such as “ritual,” “ceremony,” and “magical” to explain practices that they are perhaps unfamiliar with. For example, Miner describes the bathroom as a “ritual” site or medicine as “magic” material. At the end of article, it is even stated that the Nacirema are “magic-ridden” people (Miner, 149), although most Americans are void of many practices involving supernatural and even religious aspects.
Culture Shock Sherry Green SOC/120 September 6, 2012 Tami O’Connor Culture Shock If I was visiting and studying the Yanomamo I would first learn all I could about their culture. I would try to find out as much information I could on their symbols, language, values, beliefs, and norms to try and prepare myself for their culture. But it may help some but I wonder if I learn everything about them that it would still be a “culture shock” because it is different than reading up on their culture than actually seeing it in person. The only culture shock I can remember is when I was in middle school. I lived in Virginia and we moved a lot with my mother, so at the time we lived in a city called Colonial Heights that this
Aiu Online Campus Issues and Discrimination Instructor Sloan Letman Gwendolyn Lucas 8/18/2013 Abstract The Uniform Commercial Code has a lot of requirements, laws that govern not just in trading but within our country, but in trading internationally. There has been a question if we as a nation need to make some changes or updates. In the next few pages there will be answers to the questions. Issues and Discrimination Some laws when it comes to trading international, and if left alone there may be problems can arise and businesses would be discouraged, stop trading internationally, that would be the end. With saying this it makes it hard when deciding what effects the UCC has on international commerce and would
Body Ritual Among the Nacirema Karie R. Shepherd Ivy Tech Community College Abstract The study of sociology allows us to understand the relationship between people and other cultures. As we define culture by a set of norms and values, we can also study how these cultures can often change over time. Several concepts, such as ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, can often change the way we think or view other cultures. These topics become more relevant as you read Horace Miner’s “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” and force us to put these ideas into practice. How this short, but satirical, piece makes us initially feel or perhaps react to other cultures can say a lot about who we are as a person and our level of understanding and tolerance
With any experience in life if I was about to experience something new I would be reading and gathering information on the subject. Being prepared for what you may encounter on any new adventure is part of a good plan. If I was to meet the Yanomamo people I would have done my best to study all about the culture, country, habits, and customs. This way I would be able to possibly show I had an understanding of the people when I meet them and show respect at the same time. In my life I wanted to experience many religions, but being 11 and attending a Hindu temple was a shock.
The purpose of this text is to provide readers with insight into the human mind and human geographies. Landscapes of Fear also allows us to explore why we, as a collective society, have the fears that we have. This book breaks down these fears, whether inherited or instinctual, based on where we live, how we were raised and our culture. Tuan has applied his geographical mapping skills to the cultural origins of fear. The result is a fascinating
Some things that may be placed into this category are speaking to someone about housing conditions, speaking to some type of authority to help protect, and general safety procedures about basic living. Some steps we may take is to go online to do research about symptoms we may have, home remedies, how we can contact property managers, and to obtain ways to speak to the authorities if we feel our lives are in danger. We may ask ourselves, “is that food safe to eat, is my work area unsafe, how I can do my job better, is that sanitary enough for our children?” 3. Belonging needs This level is Social Needs. We all need each other to survive.
I would also prepare for the interview by creating a list of questions and situational questions and a scoring mechanism to be used for all candidates (structured format) and I would have help a pre-meeting with the panel to discuss the format of how the interview would be structured. Each panelist would ask the questions from their area of expertise. I would make sure most questions were open ended and not a yes/no format. If the panel was not very experienced in interviewing, I would have given them a list of questions and topics that we were not allowed to