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The Female Circumcision Controversy - An Anthropol
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- Book Title
- The Female Circumcision Controversy - An Anthropol
- ISBN
- 9780812217469
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- The Female Circumcision Controversy: an Anthropological Perspective
- Item Height
- 229 mm
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Subject
- Anthropology, Biology
- Item Width
- 152 mm
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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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 Western outrage and Western efforts to stop genital mutilation often provoke a strong backlash from people in the countries where the practice is common. She looks at the validity of Western arguments against the practice. In doing so, she explores both outsider and insider perspectives on female circumcision, concentrating particularly on the complex attitudes of the individuals and groups who practice it and on indigenous efforts to end it. Gruenbaum finds that the criticisms of outsiders are frequently simplistic and fail to appreciate the diversity of cultural contexts, the complex meanings, and the conflicting responses to change. Drawing on over five years of fieldwork in Sudan, where the most severe forms of genital surgery are common, Gruenbaum shows that the practices of female circumcision are deeply embedded in Sudanese cultural traditions-in religious, moral, and aesthetic values, and in ideas about class, ethnicity, and gender. Her research illuminates both the resistance to and the acceptance of change. She shows that change is occurring as the result of economic and social developments, the influences of Islamic activists, the work of Sudanese health educators, and the efforts of educated African women. That does not mean that there is no role for outsiders, Gruenbaum asserts, and she offers suggestions for those who wish to help facilitate change. By presenting specific cultural contexts and human experiences with a deep knowledge of the tremendous variation of the practice and meaning of female circumcision, Gruenbaum provides an insightful analysis of the process of changing this complex, highly debated practice.
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University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-13
9780812217469
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Product Key Features
Publication Year
2000
Subject
Anthropology, Biology
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
The Female Circumcision Controversy: an Anthropological Perspective
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
229 mm
Item Width
152 mm
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