Name _______________________________________
Questions to accompany The Body Rituals of the Nacirema
(20 points possible) Score ____________________
Due 1/5/12
1. What did you think of the Nacirema rituals?
2. What rituals performed by the Nacirema seemed most outlandish to you?
3. How do the Nacirema rituals seem to compare with your own?
4. What is your reaction to the Nacirema and their culture?
5. Does Miner’s analysis of Nacirema body rituals constitute good use of the observational method ins
sociology?
6. How do you think the Nacirema would react to seeing themselves described in Miner’s analysis?
7. How does the term ethnocentrism relate to this reading about the Nacirema?
8. What is your conclusion upon reading this assignment and answering these questions?
