Sociology-one page essay

Journal Prompt for Culture

When we use our own cultural ‘norms’ to evaluate the culture of others, we’re practicing ethnocentrism. When we observe cultural norms that are different from our own without judging them, we are practicing cultural relativism. 

Read the following article "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema" (Links to an external site.) By Horace Miner, noticing your reactions. Can you imagine living in this society? Give details from the article to explain why or why not. Can you identify any ethnocentric or culturally relativistic attitudes in your reactions? 

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