Comments on: Sexism in All Shapes and Forms – Hymen Restoration Surgery – France Edition http://globalsociology.com/2008/02/14/sexism-in-all-shapes-and-forms-hymen-restoration-surgery-france-edition/ Sociological Spotlight on Current Affairs in the Global Age Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:08:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: SocProf http://globalsociology.com/2008/02/14/sexism-in-all-shapes-and-forms-hymen-restoration-surgery-france-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-108 SocProf Sat, 31 May 2008 03:36:20 +0000 http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/sexism-in-all-shapes-and-forms-hymen-restoration-surgery-france-edition/#comment-108 Dangger, French Muslims are still too small a population to have significant data on exogamy. We know it happens (especially Muslim women / French men, less the other way around). And you are right on your first point. The problem is that on the one hand, France is a country with rather strict secular standards (compared to other secular democracies of course). At the same time, Islam is a religion that imposes demands on both public and private life. Both aspects are bound to clash and individuals are left having to find solutions to their dilemmas. And hymen restoration is one such individuals solution to a socially generated conflict. (If I may go the way of Zygmunt Bauman here, seems I'm not the only fan of his! :-) Also: are you considering an English version of your blog? Dangger, French Muslims are still too small a population to have significant data on exogamy. We know it happens (especially Muslim women / French men, less the other way around).

And you are right on your first point. The problem is that on the one hand, France is a country with rather strict secular standards (compared to other secular democracies of course). At the same time, Islam is a religion that imposes demands on both public and private life. Both aspects are bound to clash and individuals are left having to find solutions to their dilemmas. And hymen restoration is one such individuals solution to a socially generated conflict. (If I may go the way of Zygmunt Bauman here, seems I’m not the only fan of his! :-)

Also: are you considering an English version of your blog?

]]> By: Dangger http://globalsociology.com/2008/02/14/sexism-in-all-shapes-and-forms-hymen-restoration-surgery-france-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Dangger Fri, 30 May 2008 14:39:55 +0000 http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/sexism-in-all-shapes-and-forms-hymen-restoration-surgery-france-edition/#comment-106 This can be seen as a contradiction between the modern public life and the traditional private life. The women who are french muslims go ahead and have a very much rational public life, but into their homes they might be totally traditional. And on the other hand, are french men likely to marry french muslims? or are both of the groups prone to endogamy, thus maintining the virginity issue alive? This can be seen as a contradiction between the modern public life and the traditional private life. The women who are french muslims go ahead and have a very much rational public life, but into their homes they might be totally traditional. And on the other hand, are french men likely to marry french muslims? or are both of the groups prone to endogamy, thus maintining the virginity issue alive?

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