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Culture, Health & Sexuality
An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
Volume 7, 2005 - Issue 5: Themed Symposium: Female Genital Cutting
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Socio‐cultural dynamics of female genital cutting: Research findings, gaps, and directions

Pages 429-441 | Published online: 19 Aug 2006
 

Abstract

The goal of abolishing female genital cutting (FGC, or also FGM or ‘female circumcision’) requires that the socio‐cultural dynamics of the practice be well understood if behavioural change is to be accomplished. This paper, based on the literature and the author's ethnographic research in Sudan, reports on the research issues of studying the variation in and complexity of cutting practices and their cultural correlates, arguing for multiple approaches and methods. It highlights directions for future research.

Résumé

Abolir l'excision (ou mutilation génitale ou encore « circoncision feminine ») demande que la dynamique socioculturelle de la pratique soit bien comprise si des changements comportementaux doivent se produire.

Cet article, basé sur la littérature et sur la recherche ethnographique de l'auteur menée au Soudan, rend compte des questions de recherche posées par l'étude de la variation et de la complexité des pratiques d'excision, ainsi que leurs corrélats culturels, en prenant position en faveur d'approches et de méthodes multiples.

Il met en lumière des orientations de recherches futures.

Resumen

La meta de suprimir el corte genital femenino (FGC o FGM, o también ‘circuncisión femenina’) requiere la dinámica socio-cultural de esté práctica que se entenderá bien si se va el cambio del comportamiento a ser logrado. Este papel, basado en la literatura y la investigación etnográfica del autor en Sudán, informes sobre las aplicaciones de la investigación estudiar la variación en, y la complejidad de, las prácticas del corte y de sus correlativos culturales, discutiendo para los acercamientos múltiples y los métodos. Destaca las direcciones para la investigación futura.

Notes

1. Alice Walker's novel Possessing the Secret of Joy (Citation1992) and Pratibha Parmar's film Warrior Marks (Citation1993), based on a screenplay by Walker, are powerful examples.

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