Research Catalog

Title

Female genital cutting and gender relations in Kurya society / Polycarp Africanus.

Author

Africanus, Polycarp

Publication

Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, 2012.

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Details

Description

197 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 21 cm.

Series Statement

European university studies. Series XXII. Sociology, 0721-3379 ; vol. 447 = Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe XXII. Soziologie ; Bd. 447 = Publications universitaires européennes. Série XXII. Sociologie ; vol. 447

Uniform Title

Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe XXII, Soziologie Bd. 447.

Subject

• Interpersonal Relations
• Social Conditions
• Circumcision, Female > psychology
• Circumcision, Female > ethnology
• Female genital mutilation > Tanzania > Tarime District
• Female genital mutilation > Social aspects > Tanzania > Tarime District
• Kuria (African people) > Tanzania > Tarime District
• Intervention (Administrative procedure) > Tanzania > Tarime District
• Tanzania

Note

• "This book is a modified version of a PhD thesis in sociology that was submitted to, and approved by The University of Dar es Salaam in September 2011"--Page 7.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-183).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Overview of the research problem -- Literature review and theoretical framework -- Research methodology -- Socio-cultural meanings and beliefs about genital cutting -- Female genital cutting and social functions -- Seniority and gendered power relations in genital cutting -- Intervention against female genital cutting practice -- General discussion and implications of findings -- Summary, conclusion and recommendations.

ISBN

• 3631628269
• 9783631628263

OCLC

• 816511770
• SCSB-10486681

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library