Yesterday we read the Nacirema article. This article was a description of our American culture based off of what would be an outsiders view if they were totally unaware of anything American. I had read this article previously to this class and so I had a different reaction then the rest of the class. However the first time I had read this I found the culture very very strange and defiantly did not realize it was our own. Since it was presented in a different way that we would normally view our culture we were unable to recognize it. The wording and different views of how our normal day activities are presented us made us look at the culture as if it was privative.
2. What does your answser say about the the strengths and weaknesses of the Social Sciences like Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology?
My answer shows that there is a huge amount of weakness to anthropology. By not being used to something the anthropologist in the situation has a personal bias of seeing the situations as odd and abnormal.
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Steph:
Elaborate on why there are weaknesses to Anthroplogy. Explain why there are words that led you to a specific conclusion.
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