cultural conflict in the global community
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Boyle, Elizabeth Heger
- Publish Year
- 2002
- Shelfmark
- B3067 - B
- Thesaurus
- genitale verminking, overheidsbeleid, internationale organisaties, media, preventie, wereld
- Description
- In this study, Boyle examines the controversial issue of genital mutilation from the perspectives of the international system, governments, and individuals. Drawing on previous research, records of international organizations, demographic surveys, and the popular media, she examines how the issue is perceived and acted upon at international, national, and individual levels, and describes how the choices made by governments and individual women are influenced by the often conflicting principles of individual human rights and sovereign autonomy. She concludes that, while globalization may exacerbate such conflicts, it can ultimately lead to social change.