Compare And Contrast American Vs Nacirema

Horace Miner, an anthropologist, has a different view on American society. American v Nacirema. Nacirema is American spelled backwards. He wanted to show people how satirical they were in 1956. Anyone can compare his ideas of American civilization then to today. For example, bathroom routine, body obsessions, and the need for a therapist. One can also contrast his ideas of the 1956 to now. The Nacirema avoided showing their bodies, women would go every week to the salon, and the poor health treatments that were practiced.
American bathroom routines have not changed since 1956. In 1956, Americans treated their bathroom like shrines. (Miner 1956) They rarely allowed outsiders into their shines and they tried to make them look nice even when they did not have money. They had significant emphasis on medicine, American have this now. One could go to any bathroom in America and not find some type of medicine in there.
We as Americans have a problem with our bodies. We see them as ugly and unattractive so we hide them from view. Americans did this in 1956 as well. (Miner 1956) With all the media coverage of the negative effects of photoshopping and how people should be confidant in their bodies, we show our bodies more. We go to great lengths to achieve the “perfect” body by getting toutred by the dentist, going to the doctor when we do not know if we are going to get the treatment we need or not, and going to the salon to get a new