Studies

[claidheamhmor]

My two Unisa courses remaining are PYC3716 Community Psychology and CMY3705 Victimology.

Victimology deals with victims of crime, and does have some focus on specific types of crime, like violence against women and children. The textbook, which I've already read, it about 65 pages long. I've started work on the first assignment, which deals with crimes committed for cultural reasons, like FGM, initiation/male circumcision, and ritual kidnapping. It's pretty interesting, and I have collected a few references already.

Community Psychology doesn't have an exam; I need to do a summative assessment based on my experiences volunteering in the community. Since it makes a lot of sense for me, I'll be documenting my experiences as a volunteer for Parkrun. This is all quite interesting. The assignments aren't hard either.

Luckily for lazy me, all the assignments have been extended a couple of weeks.

Comments

[filialucis]

Hmm, FGM is a no-brainer but I'm wondering about the possible anti-Semitic implications of classing male circumcision as a crime...

[claidheamhmor]

Yes, it's a bit of a tricky one, especially since what's cultural to some people is religious to others. The SA Constitution specifically has bodily autonomy as a human right; the Children's Act prohibits circumcision, including cultural circumcision, for males and females under the age of 16, but makes an exception for male (but not female) circumcision for religious reasons.