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- catalog abstract ""In this study, sociologist Elizabeth Heger Boyle examines this controversial issue from the perspectives of the international system, governments, and individuals. Drawing on previous scholarship, records of international organizations, demographic surveys, and the popular media, Boyle examines how the issue is perceived and acted upon at international, national, and individual levels. Grounding her work in the sociological theory of neoinstitutionalism, Boyle describes how the choices made by governments and individual women are influenced by the often conflicting principles of individual human rights and sovereign autonomy. She concludes that, while globalization may exacerbate such conflicts, it can ultimately lead to social change."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12667044.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""In this study, sociologist Elizabeth Heger Boyle examines this controversial issue from the perspectives of the international system, governments, and individuals. Drawing on previous scholarship, records of international organizations, demographic surveys, and the popular media, Boyle examines how the issue is perceived and acted upon at international, national, and individual levels. Grounding her work in the sociological theory of neoinstitutionalism, Boyle describes how the choices made by governments and individual women are influenced by the often conflicting principles of individual human rights and sovereign autonomy. She concludes that, while globalization may exacerbate such conflicts, it can ultimately lead to social change."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-180) and index.".
- catalog description "Understanding female genital cutting -- The evolution of debates over female genital cutting -- International mobilization -- The diffusion of national policies against female genital cutting -- Variation in the meanings of national policies -- Individual response : a clash of alternative meaning systems -- Individual frame resonance : explanations for opposing female genital cutting.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 188 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0801870631 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog subject "2003 B-311".
- catalog subject "392.1 21".
- catalog subject "Circumcision, Female.".
- catalog subject "Female circumcision Government policy.".
- catalog subject "Female circumcision Prevention.".
- catalog subject "Female circumcision Religious aspects.".
- catalog subject "GN 484 B792f 2002".
- catalog subject "GN484 .B69 2002".
- catalog subject "Global Health.".
- catalog subject "Health Policy.".
- catalog subject "Social Values.".
- catalog subject "World health.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Understanding female genital cutting -- The evolution of debates over female genital cutting -- International mobilization -- The diffusion of national policies against female genital cutting -- Variation in the meanings of national policies -- Individual response : a clash of alternative meaning systems -- Individual frame resonance : explanations for opposing female genital cutting.".
- catalog title "Female genital cutting : cultural conflict in the global community / Elizabeth Heger Boyle.".
- catalog type "text".