Mara Mabilia
Biographic Data
| ID | 92201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mara Mabilia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mara |
| FAMILY NAME | Mabilia |
| SIGNATURE | MABILIA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
FGM or FGMo? Cross‐cultural dialogue in an Italian minefield (Respond to this article at http
On 20 December 2012 the United General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution banning the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In this article, Mara Mabilia aims to draw attention to the lives of immigrant women in Europe, and more specifically Italy, from some of the 30 or so chiefly Islamic countries of Africa, where what she prefers to call ‘female genital modification’ (FGMo) is practised. Her aim is neither to advocate the practice…
Breastfeeding
Contrasting Tanzanian and Italian Perspectives on Motherhood and Mothering
This report reflects on, and contrasts, gender in Italy and among the Wagogo of Tanzania with regard to two distinct concepts: motherhood and mothering. In both realities women are under scrutiny: particularly, their bodies are seen as the vessels of their reproductive capacity and the locus of their sexual activity. Among the Wagogo as well as in Italy women's sexuality and reproductive potential are subjected to social control which seems to ig…
The cultural context of childhood diarrhoea among Gogo infants
The paper describes the cultural context of two specific types of childhood diarrhoea during breastfeeding among the Wagogo of Tanzania. Wagogo believe that both the mother's and the father's behaviour affect the proper development of their newborn child. Parents' moral failure, such as a violation of post-partum taboos, can be the cause of the most serious cases of childhood diarrhoea. In Gogo beliefs there is a strong link between the mother's …
Beliefs and practices in infant feeding among the Wagogo of Chigongwe (Dodoma rural district), Tanzania I. Breastfeeding
Research conducted among the Wagogo of Tanzania has revealed a wide range of beliefs and practices associated with breastfeeding. Prolonged breastfeeding remains widespread in the community studied. Infants are nursed on demand, for comfort as well as nutrition. The local concept of breastfeeding places emphasis on events that can cause a shift in the mother's milk in both breasts or in only one during the lactation period. New pregnancy and sexu…
Beliefs and practices in infant feeding among the Wagogo of Chigongwe (Dodoma rural district) Tanzania II. Weaning
Anthropologic research conducted among the Wagogo, a semipastoral people in central Tanzania, elaborated the critical role that mothers play in the growth and development of their infants during the periods of breast feeding and weaning. 114 mothers recruited from a local health facility were interviewed. Most breast-fed infants are provided with additional foods after 3-4 months, but breast feeding on demand continues. The first traditional baby…
The cultural context of childhood diarrhoea among Gogo infants
The paper describes the cultural context of two specific types of childhood diarrhoea during breastfeeding among the Wagogo of Tanzania. Wagogo believe that both the mother's and the father's behaviour affect the proper development of their newborn child. Parents' moral failure, such as a violation of post-partum taboos, can be the cause of the most serious cases of childhood diarrhoea. In Gogo beliefs there is a strong link between the mother's …
Beliefs and practices in infant feeding among the Wagogo of Chigongwe (Dodoma rural district), Tanzania I. Breastfeeding
Research conducted among the Wagogo of Tanzania has revealed a wide range of beliefs and practices associated with breastfeeding. Prolonged breastfeeding remains widespread in the community studied. Infants are nursed on demand, for comfort as well as nutrition. The local concept of breastfeeding places emphasis on events that can cause a shift in the mother's milk in both breasts or in only one during the lactation period. New pregnancy and sexu…
Beliefs and practices in infant feeding among the Wagogo of Chigongwe (Dodoma rural district) Tanzania II. Weaning
Anthropologic research conducted among the Wagogo, a semipastoral people in central Tanzania, elaborated the critical role that mothers play in the growth and development of their infants during the periods of breast feeding and weaning. 114 mothers recruited from a local health facility were interviewed. Most breast-fed infants are provided with additional foods after 3-4 months, but breast feeding on demand continues. The first traditional baby…
The cultural context of childhood diarrhoea among Gogo infants
The paper describes the cultural context of two specific types of childhood diarrhoea during breastfeeding among the Wagogo of Tanzania. Wagogo believe that both the mother's and the father's behaviour affect the proper development of their newborn child. Parents' moral failure, such as a violation of post-partum taboos, can be the cause of the most serious cases of childhood diarrhoea. In Gogo beliefs there is a strong link between the mother's …
Contrasting Tanzanian and Italian Perspectives on Motherhood and Mothering
This report reflects on, and contrasts, gender in Italy and among the Wagogo of Tanzania with regard to two distinct concepts: motherhood and mothering. In both realities women are under scrutiny: particularly, their bodies are seen as the vessels of their reproductive capacity and the locus of their sexual activity. Among the Wagogo as well as in Italy women's sexuality and reproductive potential are subjected to social control which seems to ig…
Breastfeeding
FGM or FGMo? Cross‐cultural dialogue in an Italian minefield (Respond to this article at http
On 20 December 2012 the United General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution banning the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In this article, Mara Mabilia aims to draw attention to the lives of immigrant women in Europe, and more specifically Italy, from some of the 30 or so chiefly Islamic countries of Africa, where what she prefers to call ‘female genital modification’ (FGMo) is practised. Her aim is neither to advocate the practice…
Sociology (6 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Tanzania (4 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Breast feeding (2 works) · Breastfeeding (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)