It is a sign of beauty, whereas in the United States it's seen as unattractive. It shows that they have enough money to buy enough food to make themselves fat. What methods are used in the United States to control female sexual behavior? Birth control and other contraceptives What was Agnes' attitude when she found out that neither the author nor her daughter had been, or were intending to be, circumcised? She was amazed and felt bad for people who weren't circumcised Were the women in Magnambougo overly concerned with their loss of sexual pleasure through circumcision? Why not? No, because sex was just for their husband, not for them How do the Moors feel about obese women? How does this differ from the ideal female form in the United States? Obesity is a sign of wealth in Mali. Clitoridectomy is most like male circumcision What are some of the rationales provided by cultures that practice female circumcision? How do anthropologists usually view it? It prevents women from having sex before marriage.
There is clitoridectomy and infibulation. Patrilineal descent is when people share a last name, and patrilocal residence is when wives leave their parents to live with their husbands How do the medical resources of Magnambougo compare to those available in the United States? What are the main diseases children in Mali must contend with? They have governmental health services, Malaria is the biggest disease in Mali What is female circumcision? What are the various types, and which kind is most common in Mali? Which kind is anatomically analogous to male circumcision? The removal of the clitoris. Polygyny is when one man can have multiple wives, all of their families put together are extended families. What is meant by the following terms: extended families, polgyny, patrilineal descent, and patrilocal residence? It is a small underdeveloped town.
It is bisected by the Niger River What are major ethnic groups living in Mali, and how do they make their living? The Bambara people and they are mostly farmers Why does the author feel that going native is not necessarily the best way to gain insight into a culture? If you live like the natives then you will start to become numb to the differences between America and the people of the culture you're studying Describe Magnambougou. Does the author feel that fate played a role in where she conducted research? She said it was as if God plucked her out of Sudan and put her in Mali Where is Mali? What major river runs through the country? Mali is in West Africa.
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