An Anthropological Study of Factors Affecting the Construction of Sexuality in Ghana : Teenage Pregnancy, School Education and Virgins? Clubs.
Material type: TextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (227 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780773418653
- 0773418652
- Teenage girls -- Sexual behavior -- Ghana
- Teenage girls -- Ghana -- Attitudes
- Teenage girls -- Ghana -- Conduct of life
- Pregnant teenagers -- Ghana
- Sex instruction for girls -- Ghana
- Puberty rites -- Ghana
- Sex customs -- Ghana
- Ghana -- Social life and customs
- Adolescentes -- Sexualité -- Ghāna
- Adolescentes -- Ghāna -- Attitudes
- Adolescentes -- Ghāna -- Morale pratique
- Adolescentes enceintes -- Ghāna
- Rites de puberté -- Ghāna
- Vie sexuelle -- Ghāna
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality
- SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare
- Manners and customs
- Pregnant teenagers
- Puberty rites
- Sex customs
- Sex instruction for girls
- Teenage girls -- Attitudes
- Teenage girls -- Conduct of life
- Teenage girls -- Sexual behavior
- Ghana
- Social Welfare & Social Work
- Social Sciences
- Child & Youth Development
- 306.70835209667 362.78743
- RG556.5
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This study explores the formation of gender identity and the sexual practices of teens in Kumasi, Ghana within the context of the growing emphasis on formal schooling. Direct interviews with students, teachers and members of the community offer a rich variety of data that allows for important conclusions about shifting conceptions of family, education, production and reproduction.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
An Anthropological Study of Factors Affecting the Construction of Sexuality in Ghana Teenage Pregnancy, School Education, and Virgins' Clubs; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Abstract; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Developing Importance of Education; Chapter 3: Crafting Teenage and Youth Identities; Chapter 4: Constructing Sexuality: Schooling and Sex Education; Chapter 5: Unplanned Pregnancies; Chapter 6: The Right Kind of Rites; Chapter 7: Conclusions; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index
English.
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