Rather, I hope to demonstrate how elements of customary practice may be challenged and implicitly or explicitly renegotiated as the social context in which it is enacted changes.
Effectiveness cannot be measured through the use of controlled, experimental studies, as the simple fact of inclusion in a study leads to distortion of customary practice.
While the PFES Program complements other institutions at the national- and local-levels, some institutional incompatibilities exist in terms of customary practices.
Those who opposed the restoration of customary practices perceived them as outdated practices (53%), contribute to slow development (20%), modernization and development (14%), and are not sustainable (13%).
Encroachment of large-scale agricultural schemes is among the emerging issues for the loss of customary practices in the case of Afar pastoralists.
Like all forms of customary practices, traditional penile cutting practices are also subject to change.
Practitioners need to be aware of customary practices of the ethnocultural groups that they work with, while simultaneously recognizing the variation within not everyone follows customary practices, or individuals may pick and choose which customary guidelines they follow.
Practitioners need to be aware of customary practices of the ethnocultural groups that they work with, while simultaneously recognizing the variation within not everyone follows customary practices, individuals may pick and choose which customary guidelines they follow.
Stella Mulder and Karen Trollope-Kumar in studies from different parts of India reported a number of customary practices among TBA.
Furthermore, there are higher chances of intermarrying between ethnic groups in urban areas, which could lead to dilution of customary practices.
My analysis of customary practices associated with miscarriage and stillbirth may thus be limited in scope to this community and locality.
