Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision Culture, Controversy, and Change /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Denniston, George C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gallo, Pia Grassivaro (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hodges, Frederick M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Milos, Marilyn Fayre (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Viviani, Franco (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Public health.; Medical ethics.; Medical laws and legislation.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Medical Law.; Public Health.; Personality and Social Psychology.

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...

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