TY - BOOK AU - Bratton,Angela R. TI - An Anthropological Study of Factors Affecting the Construction of Sexuality in Ghana: Teenage Pregnancy, School Education and Virgins? Clubs SN - 9780773418653 AV - RG556.5 U1 - 306.70835209667362.78743 PY - 2010/// CY - Lewiston PB - Edwin Mellen Press KW - Teenage girls KW - Sexual behavior KW - Ghana KW - Attitudes KW - Conduct of life KW - Pregnant teenagers KW - Sex instruction for girls KW - Puberty rites KW - Sex customs KW - Adolescentes KW - Sexualité KW - Ghāna KW - Morale pratique KW - Adolescentes enceintes KW - Rites de puberté KW - Vie sexuelle KW - PSYCHOLOGY KW - Human Sexuality KW - bisacsh KW - SELF-HELP KW - Sexual Instruction KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Public Policy KW - Social Security KW - Social Services & Welfare KW - Manners and customs KW - fast KW - Social Welfare & Social Work KW - hilcc KW - Social Sciences KW - Child & Youth Development KW - Social life and customs KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=482369 ER -