Dismantling the man-made myths upholding female genital mutilation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15216667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ismael Jiménez‐ruiz (0000-0001-7308-3829, University of Alicante, corresponding author), Ismael Jiménez Ruiz (University of Alicante), Pilar Almansa Martínez (0000-0001-9740-5781, Universidad de Murcia), Carolina Alcón Belchí (Universidad de Murcia) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 478-491 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2017.1289211 |
| PMID | 28151072 |
| OpenAlex | W2583437471 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 7 |
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is internationally considered an affront to human rights and an act of violence against women and young girls. Furthermore, it hierarchizes and perpetuates inequality and denies women and girls the right to physical and psychosexual integrity. The aim of this study is to detect the weak points and false premises underlying male justification of FGM and to present demythologization as a health education tool. We used a qualitative methodology with an ethonursing focus via semistructured individual and group interviews in 25 men associated with FGM. Our results found that nine myths and their mythologization are presented through the masculine voices of those associated with this tradition. These myths are used as justification by men and women in order to uphold the practice of FGM. Demythologization as a nursing intervention based on reorienting or restructuring models of cultural care allows us to work against the false premises making up the myths which act to protect this tradition
Developmental psychology · Female circumcision · Focus group · Gynecology · Human rights · Inequality · Mythology · Political science · Psychosexual development · Qualitative research · Restructuring · Social science · Sociology · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Gender Studies · Genital Health and Disease · History · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |