The Nacirema Culture

The Nacirema are a culture of vast ethnic diversity, yet the majority still share numerous similarities despite their unique trace origins. In the Nacirema culture there are many conventional values that most individuals try to adhere to, albeit the varying degrees of adherence due to their unique sub-cultures. The most prominent values are: treating all adult(18yrs) individuals equally with regards to making decisions about their leaders and allowing individuals to follow their own spiritual beliefs, providing they do not infringe on beliefs of others. However, many members of the Nacirema tussle over these basic principles as they lack the proper educational awareness or their beliefs cloud their judgment. Furthering the complexity of this
Though it is quite common in many cultures to focus on physical appearance, the Nacirema appear to perform these rituals in a manner that conveys they are dissatisfied with their appearances. Many of the Women in the Nacirema culture perform peculiar alterations to their bodies, which vary greatly in both complexity and permanence. These activities generally take place in special rooms that have been constructed to make their activities more efficiently. Some of the more common activities including removing the majority of their body hair with sharp instruments and even ripping it out using strips of wax. Painting of the face, mainly eyes lips and cheeks was also a daily occurrence before social encounters, in addition to extreme attention to detail to the hair on their head. The woman would daily clean their hair with one potion, then make the hair softer with another. After drying their hair they would engage in variety of styling techniques ranging from making curly hair straight using heat (which apparently can damage the hair) to making straight hair curly. After applying facial paint and altering their hair the woman spent considerable time trying on various wardrobes that they felt would best fit the social occasion. An interesting observation was that the
Within the structures that they call hospitals members of society can seek treatment for their ailments, though their society requires that all members have access to these services, only the more successful members who can afford special care plans that are purchased can received top care and are not required to owe large amounts of money. This also appears to be one of the many flaws that their market-based economy has facilitated, and only recently have regulations been established to fix this serious