Overcoming female genital mutilation and internalised social norms in the context of migration : turning points and explanatory mechanisms
(2021)
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- Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains a public health issue with harmful consequences on women’s health. Migration has brought it to Western countries. FGM is a complex social norm that is difficult to change because of its deep roots in tradition, the interdependency, and expectations from the practising communities. This thesis identified the critical life event which caused turning points to occur at individual level and also examined the mechanisms that explained the change experienced by the migrant women. We used a qualitative methodology and drew from a sequential design of narrative biographical approach and elements of grounded theory to analyse the data. The key findings enabled us to theorise and to propose a model of five phases (the suppression, the awakening, the clash, the reappropriation of self and the reconciliation), which explain the process of change of attitudes towards FGM. Our study provides avenues to develop strategies to promote the abandonment of FGM.
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Agboli, A. (2021). Overcoming female genital mutilation and internalised social norms in the context of migration : turning points and explanatory mechanisms. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/113804