Female Genital Mutilation
Subtitle: Legal, Cultural And Medical Issues
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: September 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9780786421671
Subjects: Customs; Ethical issues & debates; Social law; Social Science; Sociology; Africa; Customs & Traditions; Women's Studies - General; Female circumcision; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General
Description: "This book discusses the definition and types of FGM and explores the common justifications for the practice, along with the incidence in Africa, global laws, legal issues, rights and religion. Ethical considerations are examined, as are progress and the role of culture. The book concludes with thoughts on the movement from tradition to cultural evolution."--Provided by publisher.