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Module 2 journal_american culture and Society

Module 2 journal_american culture and Society

Q In the assigned article, Horace Miner concludes, “Our review of the ritual life of the Nacirema has certainly shown them to be a magic ridden people.” Of course, at this point in the article, you’re well aware of who the Nacirema are. For your journal/reflection, think about the ways familiar can become strange. Start with the Nacirema article and connect that to one or two other examples from the lesson of ways that familiar and strange can reverse roles in the study of American culture.

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The article states that the rituals of the Nacirema tribe are described as some extreme kind of behavior and action they indulge in. Familiar can become strange we change our point of views. We must note here that Nacirema is simply “American” spelled backwards He sort of wrote the article as a satire to prove the point that anthropologists have a tendency of throwing excess focus on certain practices of other culture. Anything that we don’t understand or is difficult for us to perceive is given the name “Weird”. Horace Miner wrote this essay to prove