When norms collide : local responses to activism against female genital mutilation and early marriage / Karisa Cloward.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190274955 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Female circumcision -- Kenya -- Case studies | Child marriage -- Kenya -- Case studies | Teenage marriage -- Kenya -- Case studies | Maasai (African people) -- Kenya -- Social life and customs | Samburu (African people) -- Kenya -- Social life and customs | Social influence | Social norms -- Kenya | Human rights advocacy -- KenyaAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190274917DDC classification: 392.1096762 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Karisa Cloward presents a theoretical framework for understanding the range of local-level responses to international norm promotion and applies this framework to the issues of female genital mutilation (FGM) and early marriage. Cloward argues that, conditional on exposure to an international normative message, individuals can decide to change their attitudes, their actual behaviour, and the public image they present to international and local audiences. She finds that the impact of transnational activism on individual decision-making substantially depends on the salience of the international and local norms to their respective proponents, as well as on community-level factors such as the density of NGO activity and the availability of an exit option from the local norm.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Karisa Cloward presents a theoretical framework for understanding the range of local-level responses to international norm promotion and applies this framework to the issues of female genital mutilation (FGM) and early marriage. Cloward argues that, conditional on exposure to an international normative message, individuals can decide to change their attitudes, their actual behaviour, and the public image they present to international and local audiences. She finds that the impact of transnational activism on individual decision-making substantially depends on the salience of the international and local norms to their respective proponents, as well as on community-level factors such as the density of NGO activity and the availability of an exit option from the local norm.
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