Female Circumcision Controversy An Anthropological Perspective

Name: Female Circumcision Controversy An Anthropological Perspective
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ISBN: 9780812217469

ISBN-10: 0812217462

ISBN-13: 9780812217469

Edition: 2001

Authors: Ellen Gruenbaum

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To the Western eye, there is something jarringly incongruous, even shocking, about the image of a six-year-old girl being held down by loving relatives so that her genitals can be cut. Yet two million girls experience this each year. Most Westerners, upon learning of the practice of female circumcision, have responded with outrage; those committed to improving the status of women have gone beyond outrage to action by creating various programs for "eradicating" the practice. But few understand the real life complexities families face in deciding whether to follow the traditional practices or to take the risk of change. In The Female Circumcision Controversy, Ellen Gruenbaum points out that…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 12/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.836



Introduction: Grappling with the "Female Circumcision" Controversy



Patriarchy



Ritual and Meaning



Marriage and Morality



Ethnicity



Sexuality



Economic Development



Change



Involvement



Organizations That Focus on Female Genital Cutting Issues


Glossary


Bibliography


Index


Acknowledgments