Female genital mutilation
Field | Value | Language |
dc.contributor.author | Freeman, Elizabeth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-07-30 | |
dc.date.available | 2010-07-30 | |
dc.date.issued | 1999-01-01 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6352 | |
dc.description | This work was digitised and made available on open access by Yooroang Garang, the School of Indigenous Health Studies; the University of Sydney; and Sydney eScholarship. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. Where possible, the School will try to notify the author of this work. If you have any inquiries or issues regarding this work being made available please contact the Sydney eScholarship Repository Coordinator - [email protected] | en_AU |
dc.description.abstract | Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a procedure involving partial or total removal of genitalia for cultural or non-therapeutic purposes. It is practiced for economic, traditional and religious reasons in different countries around the globe. What policies and legislation have been used to prevent the practice and how Australia deals with it is among some of her migrant population is the purpose of this study. The study shows that the practice of FGM in other countries must be viewed with caution, within the context of social, economic and traditional structures of these societies. Faced with the dilemma of one's right against the horm of the tradition, western societies has now embarked on preventative measures through education and changes in behaviour. | en_AU |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | en_AU |
dc.rights | The author retains copyright of this thesis | |
dc.subject | Female genital mutilation | en_AU |
dc.subject | female circumcision | en_AU |
dc.subject | clitoridectomy | en_AU |
dc.title | Female genital mutilation | en_AU |
dc.type | Thesis | en_AU |
dc.contributor.department | Behavioural & Social Sciences in Health | en_AU |
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