An Anthropological Study of Factors Affecting the Construction of Sexuality in Ghana : Teenage Pregnancy, School Education and Virgins? Clubs.

By:

Bratton, Angela R

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (227 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780773418653
0773418652

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

306.70835209667 362.78743

LOC classification:

RG556.5

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Contents:

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

Summary: 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.

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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.