After the impactful success of her book There Is No Such Thing as a Perfect Family, Nihan Kaya continues to dissect how societal norms shape us, often without our awareness, and how these mechanisms prevent both the society and the individual from truly existing. There Is No Such Thing as a Perfect Society, the follow-up to There Is No Such Thing as a Perfect Family, argues that traditional ceremonies such as circumcision, marriage, weddings, and henna nights serve far different purposes than we have been taught. She posits that each of these ceremonies is, in fact, a form of sacrificial ritual, challenging conventional beliefs and deconstructing our assumptions.

Sexuality is the most significant mirror of a person. Similarly, societies are shaped through the lens of gender and sexuality — in fact, these two are essentially one and the same. In order for society to mold its individuals into its extension, a sense of femininity and masculinity is created, and this perception is reinforced through ceremonies. Every ritual, which we have become accustomed to and merely accept, sacrifices us to society and, in doing so, renders the society itself lifeless and dysfunctional.

The meaning we ascribe to these ceremonies ultimately determines the meaning we ascribe to ourselves and who controls the course of our lives.