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Field name	Details
Nuova numerazione	78894
Collocazione	UPS BIBL CENTR 39-C-632
Autore	PESAMBILI, J. C.
Titolo	Implications of female genital mutilation on girls' education and psychological wellbeing in Tarime, Tanzania. Parte componente di periodico
Descrizione fisica	pp. 1111-1126.
Nota generale	Estratto da: Journal of youth studies 2018, 21, 8.
Riassunto	Though female genital mutilation is widely practiced in Tanzania, there has been no systematic examination of its long-term implications on girls' wellbeing. Employing interviews and focus group discussions, this study explored the implications of female genital mutilation (FGM) on girls' wellbeing in Tarime, Tanzania. The results revealed that the effect of FGM on girls are multifaceted, including early marriages, parents' negative attitudes towards girls' education, girls' change in attitudes and loss of interest in schooling, which lead to poor educational achievement in many ways. Notably, girls who manage to escape FGM suffer from isolation and stigma from their peers who have been circumcised. Arguably, FGM is both a protective and risk factor for girls in Tarime. FGM is a protective factor against stigma and isolation for circumcised girls, and it is a risk factor in denying circumcised girls' opportunities for education, and in perpetuating stigmatisation for the uncircumcised girls. We have concluded that, in the absence of more positive alternative rites of passage for adolescent girls in Tarime, and despite the widespread awareness about its negative consequences, FGM is likely to continue due to its centrality in the Kuryan cultural, social and economic necessities.
Tipo di documento	RICERCA.
Soggetto	EDUCAZIONE.
	DONNA.
	BENESSERE.
	CULTURA.
	INTERVENTO.
	INTERVISTA.
	TANZANIA.
Ambito	Sociologico
Autore Secondario	MKUMBO, K. A. K.
Titolo correlato	Journal of youth studies 2018, 21, 8.
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Implications of female genital mutilation on girls' education and psychological wellbeing in Tarime, Tanzania.