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The purpose of this research is to contribute to ongoing efforts to eradicate the practice of female circumcision worldwide. To fully eliminate this practice we need to deeply understand the reasoning behind it. And so this work integrates global discussion and local practice, extending the dialogue about female circumcision beyond the realm of academics to include people for whom FC is a part of their daily lives. Through focus group sessions with members of the Somali diaspora in the US, I find a pronounced generational divide on opinions relating to FC, with the younger generation expressing adamant opposition to the practice. The views of the younger generation reflect a higher status for women of the Somali diaspora, which is borne out of a struggle with adjustment to a new culture.

This article reviews the likelihood of inter-generational conflict arising from population ageing in the twentieth century. The evidence used to support the idea of inter-generational conflict is critically examined. The article puts forward an alternate scenario based on different projections about trends in employment, productivity and future economic growth. Finally, the paper reviews evidence that changes in preferences for care within the family will help to reduce generational tensions over the allocation of resources.

Examines the evidence used to support arguments about generational conflicts over resources and reviews the basis for Johnson et al's argument that older people are part of a 'selfish' welfare generation. (SJK)