TY - BOOK ID - 210760 TI - Bodily integrity and the politics of circumcision : culture, controversy and change AU - Denniston, George C. AU - International Symposium on Circumcision and Human Rights PY - 2006 SN - 1280619597 9786610619597 1402049161 1402049153 904817225X PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Circumcision. KW - Female circumcision. KW - Infibulation. KW - Human rights. KW - Basic rights KW - Civil rights (International law) KW - Human rights KW - Rights, Human KW - Rights of man KW - Human security KW - Transitional justice KW - Truth commissions KW - Labiorrhapy KW - Female circumcision KW - Vulva KW - Circumcision, Female KW - Clitoridotomy KW - Female genital cutting KW - Female genital modification KW - Female genital mutilation KW - FGC (Female genital cutting) KW - FGM (Female genital mutilation) KW - Genital cutting, Female KW - Genital mutilation, Female KW - Mutilation, Female genital KW - Body marking KW - Clitoris KW - Initiation rites KW - Amputation, Foreskin KW - Foreskin amputation KW - Foreskin removal KW - Male circumcision KW - Prepucectomy KW - Removal of foreskin KW - Foreskin KW - Law and legislation KW - Surgery KW - Medical ethics. KW - Public health laws. KW - Consciousness. KW - Theory of Medicine/Bioethics. KW - Medical Law. KW - Public Health. KW - Personality and Social Psychology. KW - Apperception KW - Mind and body KW - Perception KW - Philosophy KW - Psychology KW - Spirit KW - Self KW - Communicable diseases KW - Public health KW - Medical laws and legislation KW - Biomedical ethics KW - Clinical ethics KW - Ethics, Medical KW - Health care ethics KW - Medical care KW - Medicine KW - Bioethics KW - Professional ethics KW - Nursing ethics KW - Social medicine KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Medical laws and legislation. KW - Public health. KW - Personality. KW - Social psychology. KW - Mass psychology KW - Psychology, Social KW - Human ecology KW - Social groups KW - Sociology KW - Law, Medical KW - Medical personnel KW - Medical registration and examination KW - Physicians KW - Surgeons KW - Medical policy KW - Medical jurisprudence KW - Personal identity KW - Personality psychology KW - Personality theory KW - Personality traits KW - Personology KW - Traits, Personality KW - Individuality KW - Persons KW - Temperament KW - Community health KW - Health services KW - Hygiene, Public KW - Hygiene, Social KW - Public health services KW - Public hygiene KW - Social hygiene KW - Health KW - Human services KW - Biosecurity KW - Health literacy KW - Medicine, Preventive KW - National health services KW - Sanitation KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Circumcision, Female. KW - Circumcision, Male KW - Human Rights KW - Circumcision, Male. KW - Female genital mutilation. KW - Human Rights. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:210760 AB - Circumcision is a cultural phenomenon that affects 15.3 million children and young adults annually. In terms of gender, 13.3 millions boys and 2 million girls are subjected to the involuntary removal of part or all of their external sex organs every year. Few people, however, ask why such practices persist or how modern societies can tolerate this inherent violation of human rights. The problem of female circumcision is being addressed on an international level, while male circumcision remains a subject many academics are reluctant to fully or impartially examine. This book explores the problem of male and female circumcision in modern society from religious, anthropological, psychological, medical, legal, and ethical perspectives. Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision: Culture, Controversy, and Change illuminates the vulnerability of human society to medical, economic, and historical pressures. It provides a much-needed, thoughtful, and detailed analysis of the devastating impact of circumcision on bodily integrity and human rights, and it provides hope for change. ER -