FGM - WHY (MACFARLANE & DORKENOO, 2015) Flashcards
1
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Cultural/religious reasons:
social norms, relating to:
A
honour codes
marriageability
social status
2
Q
Cultural/religious reasons: no FGM/C =
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shame
social outcast
stigma
3
Q
Cultural/religious reasons:
some muslim populations see it as an..
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islamic requirement
4
Q
Cultural/religious reasons:
Reasons vary - can be a combination of…
A
religious, social and cultural factors
5
Q
Cultural/religious reasons:
seen as a …
A
‘coming of age’ ritual
6
Q
Gender reasons:
Assumptions of what is a…
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‘good wife’
7
Q
Gender reasons:
Guarantee ‘purity’ of ..
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girl/young woman
8
Q
Gender reasons:
increase sexual satisfaction of men - especially if…
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infibulation (narrowing) is performed
9
Q
Gender reasons:
Restrain sexual desire of females - otherwise they are seen as…
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uncontrollable
stop adultery
