Meaning-making of female genital cutting: children’s perception and acquired knowledge of the ritual (2013)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Schultz J H,Lien I L
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To find out how do girls who have undergone female genital cutting understand the ritual
Study Population: Women
Findings: The study concluded that the meaning-making process of the girls in connection with FGM/C was carefully monitored and supervised by their mothers,older sisters,grandmothers,and other women. The educational goal was that the girl should become a clean and honorable woman. This was achieved when the girl had performed the ritual,had understood and accepted its importance,and finally passes it on to the next generation. In their daily lives,the girls were offered a rich set of metaphors that could help them to construct their FGM/C narrative
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Europe
Country(ies):Norway