Assertion: circumcision | /r/CapableOf | perform a number of functions
Facets:
value: in the social structure
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Circumcision performs a number of functions in the social structure; a grand circumcision ceremony not only allows the family of the boy concerned to affirm its respectability in the eyes of the community, it also increases that respectability, as well as being a source of considerable joy for the parents.