Child Rape in Ghana - Lifting the Veil

Lifting the Veil examines child rape in Ghana within the framework of rape culture. It adopts a holistic approach that combines the perspectives of victims and perpetrators and draws attention to poverty as central to a culture of irresponsibility among segments of the male population who engage in child rape.

List of contents

Chapter One: Child Rape within the Context of Rape Culture

Chapter Two: Sociocultural Contexts for Understanding Child Rape in Ghana

Chapter Three: Rape, Defilement and the Law in Ghana

Chapter Four: Class and Defilement in Numbers

Chapter Five: Prosecuting Defilement Cases

Chapter Six: Victim Perspectives on Defilement

Chapter Seven: Perspectives from Behind Bars

Chapter Eight: Post-rape Rehabilitation of Children

Chapter Nine: Mapping a Way Forward

About the author

Martha Donkor is professor of women’s and gender studies at West Chester University.

Summary

Lifting the Veil examines child rape in Ghana within the framework of rape culture. It adopts a holistic approach that combines the perspectives of victims and perpetrators and draws attention to poverty as central to a culture of irresponsibility among segments of the male population who engage in child rape.

Product details

• Authors: Martha Donkor, Donkor Martha
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781498572873
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7287-3
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Critical African Studies in Gender and Sexuality; Critical African Studies in Ge; Critical African Studies in Gender and Sexuality; Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Politics & government, Politics and government