Reconstructing hymens or constructing sexual inequality?Service provision to Islamic young women coping with the demand to be a virgin

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Title

Reconstructing hymens or constructing sexual inequality?Service provision to Islamic young women coping with the demand to be a virgin

Author

Bekker, Marrie H.J.
Rademakers, Jany
Mouthaan, Ineke
De Neef, Milleke
Huisman, Wouter M.
Van Zandvoort, Helma
Emans, Anne

Publisher

1996/12/00

Language

English

Publication Date

19961200

Primary Classification

9.5.1

Secondary Classification

9.5.1;10

Primary keywords

culture--[pri];hymen reconstruction--[pri];Muslims--[pri]

Secondary keywords

cosmetic surgery;females;informal social control;marital relationship;mental health services;psychological stress;stigmatization;suffering;women's rights

Subject

Morocco--[pri];Netherlands--[pri];Turkey--[pri]

Subject

hymenoplasty--[pri];virginity--[pri]

Journal Article

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology 1996 December; 6(5):329-334

Note

Copyright © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Call Number

citation

Bibliography

13 refs

ISSN

10529284(print);10991298 (online)

Collection

Citation

“Reconstructing hymens or constructing sexual inequality?Service provision to Islamic young women coping with the demand to be a virgin,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 18, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/37602.