genitalia and/or injury to the female genital organs. There are four grades of FGM with the worst grade which can involve pricking‚ piercing or incising. Stretching‚ burning of the clitoris‚ scraping of the tissue surrounding the vaginal orifice‚ cutting of the vagina‚ introduction of corrosive substances or herbs to cause bleeding or tightening. I have just finished reading a book called ‘Desert Flower’ by Waris Dirie. In it she described her encounter with FGM. She was 5 years old when she
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1 Female Circumcision: A Sociological Perspective Aaron Robins Joe Pellegrino Prof. Romain Sociology 101 November 29‚ 2005 Female Circumcision: A Sociological Perspective Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or a less ethnocentric term Female Circumcision is a form of violence that is approved by the societies in which it is practiced. About 183 million women have undergone such mutilation. The geographic areas of practice include North-East Africa and parts
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Injuring yourself on purpose by making scratches or cuts on your body with sharp objects is called cutting. Cutting is a type of self-injury. People may cut themselves on their wrists‚ arms‚ legs‚ or bellies. Some people self-injure by burning their skin with the ends of cigarettes or a lighted match. People who injure themselves usually hide the cuts and marks and sometimes no one else knows. The urge to cut might be triggered by feelings the person can’t express‚ such as anger‚ hurt‚ shame‚ frustration
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Cited: Adinma‚ J.I.B. "Practice and Perceptions of Female Genital Mutilation Among Nigerian Igbo Women." Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 19.1 (1999): 44-49. Crossette‚ Barbara. "Senegal Bans Cutting Off Genitals of Girls." New York Times 18 January 1999‚ late ed.: Al+. Kluge‚ E.W. "Female Genital Mutilation‚ Cultural Values and Ethics." Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 16.2 (1996): 71-77. Sarkis‚ Marianne. "Female Genital Mutilation:
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How to Keep Your Organization Fresh and On the Cutting Edge Malynda Burdett‚ BSN‚ PHN HRM 531 April 3‚ 2013 Professor Antonio F. Vianna How to Keep Your Organization Fresh and On the Cutting Edge Introduction How does a growing organization keep the beat‚ stay on top‚ and maintain an edge above the competitor? By analyzing the benefits of hiring employees from an external milieu‚ the reader will have a better insight to the advantages of this endeavor. This graduate student will discuss
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Female Genital Mutilation in Cultures The traditional and cultural practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is slowly and increasingly becoming a controversial debate around the world. This dispute involves the violation of the human rights of girls and women as well as deals with its cultural norms and the severe health complications it oftentimes causes. The author‚ Martha Nussbaum‚ from the book‚ Sex & Social Justice‚ argues and criticizes against the tradition of female “circumcision”‚ in
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Organization (WHO) defines FGM as “a procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia‚ or injury to other female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” Female genital mutilation is also known as‚ female genital cutting‚ and female circumcision. It is practiced in North Eastern‚ Western‚ and Eastern Africa‚ the Middle East‚ and in immigrant communities in North America and Europe. This practice is not specifically evolved from any religion. It is a procedure that
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1 THE CASE OF FEMALE GENITAL `MUTILATION: THE TENSION BETWEEN CULTURAL RELATIVISM AND UNIVERSALISM Dianne Camille T. Corales University of the Philippines Mindanao Department of Social Sciences‚ BA Anthropology December 2014` 2 INTRODUCTION Over the past years‚ the practice of Female Genital Mutilation has received an increasing global attention and mass condemnation from the West in general along with the Feminists and Human Rights Advocates. According to the statistics of UNICEF in 2013‚
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One of the biggest problems the world has faced since the beginning of man is the intolerance that many hold toward the diverse cultural and religious beliefs that are practiced by different societies around the world. Some differences are trivial‚ such as the Indian belief that cows are sacred and should not be eaten‚ that French women don’t shave their armpits‚ and the belief in different gods‚ but there have been few topics as controversial as that of female body modification‚ or very commonly
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ADAMAC INC. Academic Honesty Verification I verify this document was prepared in accordance with my signed Academic Honesty Statement. This document was prepared by me specifically for ENTR 3140 and no other course. The thoughts‚ ideas and writing in this report reflect my work and my work only unless I have properly attributed credit to other sources. ____________________________________ ___________________ Signature Date Critical Issues * Adamac Inc. has grown significantly to
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