Based on papers from a May 2013 symposium, held at Uppsala University. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The child in the intersections between society, family, faith and culture / Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg -- Born or becoming : children, religion and identity / Jane Mair -- State curriculum and parents' convictions under the European Convention on Human Rights / Sanna Mustasaari and Sanna Koulu -- Care placements of children outside their parental home : concerns of culture / Sanne Hofman and Kirsten Sandberg -- Child marriages and the law : with special reference to Swedish developments / Göran Lambertz -- Circumcision of young boys : a conflict between parental and child rights : the Swedish experience from a medical point of view / Staffan Janson -- The body as identity marker : circumcision of boys caught between contrasting views on the best interests of the child / Marie-Claire Foblets -- Malta process and cross-cultural aspects in family disputes / Louise Ellen Teitz -- The child as the "sacrificial lamb" to society, family, religion and culture : a comment / Esin Örücü.
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