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

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Author / Creator:Bratton, Angela R.
Imprint:Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (227 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11159737
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ISBN:9780773418653
0773418652
9780773435971
0773435972
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
English.
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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.
Other form:Print version: 9780773435971

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