1. How does Becker define culture? Then, based on everything we have covered, write your own definition of culture.
2. What does it mean to say that culture is a “toolkit”? What is in the “cultural toolkit”?
3. What culture do you think the Nacirema article is describing? Why? [Questions to consider: Do they seem primitive or advanced? Do their ways seem foreign or familiar?]
4. There are various components of culture including material objects, symbols, language, values, beliefs, and norms. Identify at least one of each in the Nacireman culture.
5. Ask your friends and/or family [at least 2 people] what culture means to them. What are the significant similarities and differences in their understanding(s) of the word? How does it compare to your own definition of culture [see question 1]? How do various demographics such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, class, ability, sexual orientation, place of residence, and so on shape their answers?