I just began to get into the book and I was immediately reminded of a lesson of a class I took years ago.

We read this article (hopefully the link works)

http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~thompsoc/Body.html

I find the idea of cultural relativity an how it relates to mental illness very interesting. I recalled this article when reading the introduction and the Dobuans were mentioned. My favorite thing about the article i linked here is that it makes you think how strange those Naciremas are, until you realize who this "odd" tribe really is.