Men facing the Ablation/Female Genital Mutilation (A/FGM): cultural factors that support this tradition (2014)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Ismael JimĂ©nez Ruiza ,MarĂa del Mar Pastor Bravoa ,Pilar Almansa MartĂneza ,Carmen Ballesteros Meseguera
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: In the present study we intend to identify the male perspective on A/FGM in order to increase the cultural
understanding of the factors that support this practice
Study Population: men
Findings: The inclusion of male perspectives about the mutilation of female genitals provide us with a different point of view that gathers the most used argumentations to defend the practice,but which also gives a higher level of reflection about the complex cultural net that entails A/FGM. Likewise,through the analysis of these perspectives,we can conclude that: • Men who defend the practice understand A/FGM as a generic care,as far as it anticipates certain “necessities” of women • Sexual and religious factors are the most recurrent when defending this tradition. • A/FGM plays an important role in the maintenance of polygamy. Which denotes a mainly androcentric character in the motivations for perpetuating this practice. • Most of the arguments used by men to defend A/FGM are potentially refutable.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Southern Europe
Country(ies):Spain