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Force Feeding in Africa: Juvenile Justice in Africa and Western Criminal Justice Systems Abstract
Abstract
Around the world, beauty standards are associated with women's attractiveness to men. In America, it is a cultural standard for women to be super thin to enhance their beauty. However, in Mauritania, young girls are force-fed to become voluptuous young women in preparation for the prospects of marriage (Thompson, 2014). Leblouh is noteworthy of several threats to children who are forced to commit to this tradition. For example, not only is the child eating until she is sick, but the child must also prep for an underage marriage by becoming obese (Melograno, 2022). Thus, the chapter will cover the behaviors, traditions, and risks of Leblouh in Mauritania and compare these concepts to the American idea of body image and eating habits. In addition, the chapter will identify the Mauritanian's government involvement and prevention in Leblouh practices, as well as the non-governmental groups that have actively combatted Leblouh and how this practice effects the juvenile justice system.
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