Circumcision : a cross country comparison between the United States and Australia

Abstract

Neo-natal circumcision is the most frequently performed surgery in the United States. This is in stark contrast to homogeneous countries that abandoned the practice years ago, such as Australia. In order to shed light on the enigmatic popularity of neo-natal circumcision in the U.S. a cross-country comparison with Australia will be expounded upon within this thesis. Australia, despite having many similarities with the-United States, including health care advantages, has not maintained the high circumcision rates found in the United States. In the 1950s both nations had circumcision rates in the eightieth percentile. In the in the 1970s, the medical communities in both nations declared neo-natal circumcision medically unjustified only Australia saw a dramatic and steady decline in circumcision rates. Whereas circumcision rates in the United States have held steady. It is the intention of this thesis to investigate the primary influence(s) that determined this stark contrast between these two similar nations, and thereby establish the underlying cause(s) of circumcisions' popularity in the United States.

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Thesis Completion

2008

Semester

Summer

Advisor

Pollock, Phillip H.

Degree

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

College

College of Sciences

Degree Program

Political Science

Subjects

Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences;Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0022220

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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