Youngeun Nam
Biographic Data
| ID | 3594890 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Youngeun Nam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Youngeun |
| FAMILY NAME | Nam |
| SIGNATURE | NAM Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Sociology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4481-9803 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Learning through social interaction
Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is a human rights issue that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Drawing on in-depth interview data collected in 2017 with 20 women from three FGC-practising ethnic groups in Kenya, I argue that informal learning through social interaction plays a critical role in the ability of Kenyan women to oppose and work against FGC in their communities. In addition to …
Modernizing Marriage
The power structure in the perpetuation of female genital cutting in Kenya
Female Genital Cutting (henceforth referred to as FGC) or Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a widely-practiced form of gendered violence in 28 countries across Africa, with considerable variation in prevalence by country. The intersecting collaboration of both local and international movements in Kenya led to the enactment of the “Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act” (Anti-FGM Act) in 2011. The Kenyan government was also the first to es…
The power structure in the perpetuation of female genital cutting in Kenya
Female Genital Cutting (henceforth referred to as FGC) or Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a widely-practiced form of gendered violence in 28 countries across Africa, with considerable variation in prevalence by country. The intersecting collaboration of both local and international movements in Kenya led to the enactment of the “Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act” (Anti-FGM Act) in 2011. The Kenyan government was also the first to es…
Learning through social interaction
Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is a human rights issue that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Drawing on in-depth interview data collected in 2017 with 20 women from three FGC-practising ethnic groups in Kenya, I argue that informal learning through social interaction plays a critical role in the ability of Kenyan women to oppose and work against FGC in their communities. In addition to …
Modernizing Marriage
Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Female circumcision (2 works) · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (2 works) · Genital Health and Disease (2 works)