The Nacirema's Beliefs About The Human Body

“The focus of this activity is the human body, the appearance and health of which loom as a dominant concern in the ethos of the people.” (Henslin, Chapter 8, P. 88) This quote stood out to me because of how outlandish it first seemed. As I continued reading and Henslin went more in depth about the Nacirema rituals, I was thinking to myself how strange it all seemed. Then it dawned on me that my perception of it was biased because of how I have lived my whole life.

Introduction “The Body and the Reproduction of Femininity” from Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body by Susan Bordo (1993) introduces the discourses around the female body, and the different perspectives that influence this body. She goes on to explain that the body is a medium for culture, from which contemporary societies can replicate itself. In addition, Bordo (1993) provides continuous insight on how women have changed throughout the years to be more within societies norms, and how they have transformed so much to manage their bodies to becoming desirable within the culture. Throughout this essay, I will be explaining how women have for centuries, used there bodies as a means to rebel against these norms that have been placed upon them, such as being a typical housewife. For years, women have been discriminated against and unable to speak their opinion.

Seid then goes on to present the point of view of women in this turn in societies beliefs. Seid argues that women are more affected by this strive to be thin and that if they do not follow this they will be looked at differently then the everyday thin women. She does this by showing the perspective of future historians looking back on this subject and saying that this “religious” appeal to slenderness was only for those that believed in how they were perceived over their own thoughts and

It seems that during nearly any given time period in the history of mankind, the aesthetics of an individual has played an important role. Whether it was which single figure in a band of ancient hominins stood the tallest or whether is was which woman could better please the eye of a king with her hourglass figure, health and body image are often an underlying reason for success. The idea of proper health and image therefore seems to be a timeless notion that people of all time periods and social rankings gravitate to upkeep. The concept of positive health and ideal body image was very significant to the majority of people in Europe during the Modern Era. Healthcare was always a relevant topic to people, even if the practices were completely

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“Clinical gaze”, a term coined by French philosopher Michel Foucault from The Birth of the Clinic, deals with the transformation of doctor-patient relationships over time. Since the birth of modern medicine, Foucault states that doctors tend to view their patients more as a disease and less as a person. Before the improvements in science were made during the 19th century, doctor carefully listened to their patients and heavily relied on their narratives to make a diagnosis. Not only were these narratives were a central part to the doctor-patient relationship, but they also helped build a sense of trust within the doctor and individuality within the patient. Doctors were viewed more an “advisor” and “friend” rather than a complete authoritative

In her essay she uses ethos, pathos, and logos when she is expressing her own view on women’s body image. She also takes advantage strong Diction and tone to consistently show her side throughout the whole paper. Lipkin effectively tries to convince her audience that women in society have a wrong persecution of what they think a their body image should be like through credible information from personal information and

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Everyone always want or desire for something in this world. And to get their want they must somehow bargain for it; whether it was begging or persuading, they are still considered rhetorical techniques. In the story “Whose Body is This,” the author Katherine Haines talks about how society setted a certain standard of what a woman's body should look like, and it practically destroyed majority of woman’s self esteem. Haines further explains that pictures and advertisement on tv and magazines are teaching young girls that they need to look like the models in the picture. Girls don’t feel comfortable to be in their own skin, because they were not taught to love themselves for who they are, right in the beginning.

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A little bit of perspective on the society and culture of the Nacirema people involve body rituals and how they go through great lengths to ensure physical wellness. It is difficult as a reader to make sense of the rituals the Nacirema performed and why they did. The Nacirema people believe that the human body is ugly and that it is susceptible to disease. They live a very bizarre lifestyle, not the stressing on the physical well-being part but the spiritual sense they put into their beliefs.

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Miner explains that these medicine men "have an imposing temple or latispso" in every community. The latispso is another word for hospital. Miner continues to explain the various reasons the people go to latispso ceremonies when they are very ill. He makes the ritual seem like it is either a traumatic or positive experience, depending on what needs to be done at the latispso. I would not want to receive medical treatment at the latispso in the Nacirema culture because, according to children, "that is where you go to die" (Miner).

Body Ritual Among the Nacirema The article pretty much focuses on describing the sociology and rituals of a certain culture nicknamed “Nacirema”. As I began reading it, I had a hard time understanding what it really was about simply because there was a lot of words that I have never came across before. The article talked about the rituals and the way people behave and what they do in their own culture, in my understanig the person who wrote it must have been an outsider of that culture simply because of the way he was summarizing it. As I continued reading on with the story I began to realize that the word “Nacirema” might have a deeper meaning to it, and little did anyone know it certainly did

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