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How Has The Journey To Womanhood Affected Female Somali Immigrants, Angela M. Wambua
How Has The Journey To Womanhood Affected Female Somali Immigrants, Angela M. Wambua
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Abstract
This thesis discusses the practice of female circumcision among Somali immigrant women in a small Midwest community. The literature review gives the historical background of the practice, how it has been criminalized, how organizations are change agents and what impact culture has upon the practice. In the methodology section, the research method is reviewed and highlights the success and difficulties of the qualitative research that was conducted over a span of 2.5 years. The section describes the process from the beginning of me having a presence in the Somali community to how I networked and used a snow ball …