Female Genital Cutting Cultural Conflict in the Global Community

Name: Female Genital Cutting Cultural Conflict in the Global Community
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ISBN: 9780801882630

ISBN-10: 080188263X

ISBN-13: 9780801882630

Edition: 2002

Authors: Elizabeth Heger Boyle

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The practice of female genital cutting, sometimes referred to as female circumcision and common in a number of African states, has attracted increasing attention in recent years and mobilized strong international opposition. While it typically produces a visceral response of horror and revulsion in Westerners, the practice is widely regarded in some cultures as essential for proper development into womanhood and is defended by women who have themselves experienced it and who have had the procedure performed on their own daughters. It is also perceived in many Islamic communities as religiously prescribed, although most Islamic clerics do not condone the practice. In this study, sociologist…

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List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 9/9/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

Elizabeth Heger Boyle is an associate professor of sociology and law at the University of Minnesota.



Preface



Introduction



Understanding Female Genital Cutting



The Evolution of Debates over Female Genital Cutting



International Mobilization



The Diffusion of National Policies against Female Genital Cutting



Variation in the Meanings of National Policies



Individual Response: A Clash of Alternative Meaning Systems



Individual Frame Resonance: Explanations for Opposing Female Genital Cutting



Conclusion


Notes


References


Index