| 书目名称 | Understanding Circumcision | | 副标题 | A Multi-Disciplinary | | 编辑 | George C. Denniston,Frederick Mansfield Hodges,Mar | | 视频video | | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | Every year, in the United States and the third world combined,13.3 million boys and 2 million girls are circumcised. Whether becauseof perceived medical, cultural, or religious necessity, most of theseparents feel they have no alternative but to allow their children toundergo this surgery. Sparking intense debate, the circumcision ofchildren is a highly controversial and complex phenomenon that touchesa variety of sociological areas, such as religious beliefs, identityissues, medical conceptualizations, fear, and superstition. Thecontributors to this volume comprise an international panel of expertsin the fields of medicine, psychology, law, ethics, sociology,anthropology, history, theology, and politics. In 18 chapters theydiscuss the history of circumcision; document the physical andpsychological consequences of circumcision; present the latestanatomical discoveries about the male prepuce; analyze the role ofcircumcision in various traditions; reveal the medical industry‘sinvestment in the practice; describe current legislative efforts toprotect children from circumcision; and outline effective, culturallysensitive methods that are being implemented today to safeguard thehuman ri | | 出版日期 | Book 2001 | | 关键词 | ethics; human rights; psychology; sociology; surgery | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3351-8 | | isbn_softcover | 978-1-4419-3375-1 | | isbn_ebook | 978-1-4757-3351-8 | | copyright | Springer Science+Business Media New York 2001 |
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