Gender and Sexuality in Ghanaian Societies

This book studies the diversity of Ghanaian women's sexual expression in a patriarchal society that prioritizes heteronormativity and analyzes the ways Ghanaian women negotiate the patriarchal system to make meaning of their sexual lives.

List of contents

Introduction by Martha Donkor
Chapter 1: Women, Gender, Sex, and the Church by Martha Donkor
Chapter 2: Identity, Agency, and Subjugation: Cleavage and Breast Exposure among University Students in Ghana by Georgina Yaa Oduro and Nana Afia Karikari
Chapter 3: Reflections of Women: Post-Divorce Experiences by Naa Adjeley Suta Alakija Sekyi, and Alex Somuah Obeng
Chapter 4: Gendered Scripts and Young Adults' Sexual Practices on a First Date in Urban Ghana by Daniel Yaw Fiaveh
Chapter 5: The Economic Impact of Divorce on Women in Ghana by Naa Adjeley Suta Alakija Sekyi
Chapter 6: Mothers, Daughters, and Queens: Motherwork as Pedagogy by Shemariah J. Arki
Epilogue by Amoaba Gooden

About the author

Martha Donkor is professor of women's and gender studies at West Chester University.
Amoaba Gooden is professor of Pan-African studies at Kent State University.

Summary

This book studies the diversity of Ghanaian women's sexual expression in a patriarchal society that prioritizes heteronormativity and analyzes the ways Ghanaian women negotiate the patriarchal system to make meaning of their sexual lives.

Product details

• Authors: Martha Gooden Donkor
• Assisted by: Martha Donkor (Editor), Donkor Martha (Editor), Amoaba Gooden (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781793628466
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-846-6
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Africa, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies