Essays about: "Female Genital mutilation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 44 essays containing the words Female Genital mutilation.

1. 21. Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery – A Harmful Practice? The Production of Harmful Practices Within the UN SDG Context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kamille Emilie Hyttel Rasmusssen; [2017]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development Goals; Harmful Practice; Female Genital Mutilation; Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery; Postcolonial Feminism; Radical Feminism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research will study how the phenomenon ‘harmful practices’ is represented within the United Nations’ new framework: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reveal which practices are included and excluded from the goal. This framework has presented itself as being culturally diverse in its formation, strategy and application. READ MORE

3. 22. "It starts with you" - A qualitative study about Samburu men’s perspective, change of mind and involvement in ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Samburu, Kenya.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Joanna Sjödin; [2017]
   Keywords : Samburu.; Ending FGM C; change of mind; involving men; cultural practice; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this qualitative field study was to investigate and analyse Samburu men’s perspective on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Samburu, Kenya. The chosen subjects to examine were the men’s perspective of the practice of FGM/C itself, the process of change of mind and their involvement in ending FGM/C. READ MORE

4. 23. Nursing students’ views on female genital mutilation in Tanzania

   University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

   Author : Sally Kroon; Sarah Binsalamah; [2017]
   Keywords : female genital mutilation; FGM; nursing students; Tanzania; views;

   Abstract : Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in Tanzania since 1998; nonetheless this procedure is still being performed in some regions of the country. Since the prohibition of this practice it has become harder to detect the practitioners. READ MORE

5. 24. FGM in Swedish press : A dissertation examining the journalistic coverage of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Swedish press

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

   Author : Cornelia John; [2017]
   Keywords : Female genital mutilation; FGM; content analysis; semi-structured interviews; journalists; human rights; honour; agenda-setting; encoding decoding; feminist theory; Swedish press;

   Abstract : What topics are discussed within the female genital mutilation debate? And who gets to speak out? Are there any prominent patterns able to detect? This thesis tries to elaborate these thoughts examining the journalistic coverage of FGM in Swedish newspapers during the year of 2016. A content analysis of all published newspapers during the year of interest sets the empirical basis, and is supported by interviews with journalists covering the issue. READ MORE

6. 25. Experiences of African Migrant Women Living with Female Genital Mutilation in Sweden. A narrative Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Mary Yetunde Imonitie; [2016]
   Keywords : female genital mutilation; infibulation; African migrant women; feminist perspective; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The term Female Genital Mutilation is often used to describe a process whereby a part or all of the external female genitalia is been cut as a result of factors generally embedded around culture and tradition. This study takes a panoramic view at FGM beginning from a historical perspective when the practice was generally regarded as a cure to the sexual “excesses” of the female to the present day in which feminists, NGOs and various governments are championing attempts to put a stop to the practice of FGM which is often viewed as an abuse of the fundamental human rights of the girl child. READ MORE