Modern Culture Vs Nacirema Culture

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The Nacirema culture is quite primitive when compared to our own. Primitive in the since they lack the modern technologies we enjoy today. The similarities between our two groups are quite numerous. In both cultures share a highly developed market economy. Like the Nacirema, the people in the United States spend most of their time devoted to capitalistic pursuits. When you take away the superstitious motivations for doing the various rituals performed by the Nacirema our cultures seem quite similar indeed. Many of these acts are performed by modern day Americans with different under different names.
A latipso is a place where sick people can go and get treatment for their ailments. In our culture you would refer to this place as a hospital.

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