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regions, the "lips" of the vagina, the labia minora and labia major, are also cut. The most severe form of female circumcision is ...
Europe, and North America (Kluge 1993). Parents may use traditional practitioners or seek medical facilities to reduce the morbidi...
and whites (Overview of the uninsured ..., 2005). The picture is somewhat better for African-Americans. They comprise 12% of the...
categorized into four classifications: * "Type I. Excision of the prepuce, with or without excision of part or all of the clitoris...
5 pages and 5 sources. This paper relates two different perspectives on the African American family in the modern era, one based ...
71). This seems to be particularly true for black women, who get caught between the double bind of being female in a male dominate...
the "niche were multiple members encounter and respond to disease and illness across the life course" (Denham, 2003, p. 143). Nurs...
the clitoridectomy, in which "part or all of the clitoris is amputated"; the second type is sometimes referred to as "excision" in...
gender is not readily acknowledged within the stifling boundaries of a patriarchal society. As a direct result of societal dictat...
Female circumcision, almost unknown in Western cultures, is mainly found...
Tashi first came into the clinic, she could barely walk due to complications from her circumcision. A pelvic examination revealed...
This paper presents both sides of the sensitive debate surrounding female circumcision. This five page paper has six sources list...
school systems and particularly in the realm of higher education at a time when only those with financial means were able to atten...
In twelve pages this paper examines the theories of Stacey and Popenoe regarding the family from a sociological concept with Afric...
than one hundred slaves at a time and usually carried other type trading goods on their ships as well, such as ivory, spices, and ...
generation, perceiving life and important family relationships very differently. They do not come from the same position, in terms...
her, per se, but rather with her expectations of Madeline, which are not age appropriate. The scenario says that Madeline knows be...
even two decades ago and London has changed completely. It is a challenge for both immigrants and natives to accommodate each othe...
7 pages ad 4 sources. This paper outlines the basic principles presented in Robert Bernard Hill's The Strengths of African Americ...
simply slaves. They were not simply second rate human beings but have constantly played a very vital role in the history of the na...
In five pages this paper discusses how the author portrays East and West cultural oppositions....
In ten pages this paper discusses the growing roles of fathers in modern families with distinctions between gay and African Americ...
In twelve pages this paper examines the all too common scenario of African American families without custodial fathers in terms of...
(1997) observes: "Involving the family in hospital care, maximizing the family as a resource, and creating an environment where h...
to individuals connected by a blood tie. However, to be a "family," members must "live in close contact, care for one another, an...
family life. Annie John can be seen as a typical; adolescent, not only of Antigua or of West India, but of adolescents as a whol...
In fifteen pages this research paper discusses the views on relations between African Americans and Jews based upon the contrastin...
In five pages this paper examines how West Africans were affected culturally and politically by the colonial rule of France and Gr...
In six pages the differences that exist between the styles of African American authors and civil rights activists Cornel West, Fre...
In five pages this paper examines Beryl Markham's West with the Night in a consideration of African women's roles and how they are...