Reconciling cultural practices and progress: childbirth in Dove, Ghana. Issue 4 (18th May 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Reconciling cultural practices and progress: childbirth in Dove, Ghana. Issue 4 (18th May 2016)
- Main Title:
- Reconciling cultural practices and progress: childbirth in Dove, Ghana
- Authors:
- Arku, Frank S.
Arku, Cynthia - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Women are forbidden from giving birth within the community in Dove, Ghana because it is against their culture. Such cultural practice is scarce in contemporary societies so studies on the impact of the practice are currently limited in development literature. This article uses key informant interviews and focus group discussion guides to gather data. Findings reveal that the Chief, the Queenmother, and other community members maintain that the practice is not negatively affecting the socio-economic development of Dove as they have strategies to mitigate the practice.
- Is Part Of:
- Development in practice. Volume 26:Issue 4(2016)
- Journal:
- Development in practice
- Issue:
- Volume 26:Issue 4(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 26, Issue 4 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0026-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 492
- Page End:
- 502
- Publication Date:
- 2016-05-18
- Subjects:
- Social sector -- Aid – Development policies -- Sub-Saharan Africa
Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals
Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals
Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals
338.91091724 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdip20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/09614524.2016.1164121 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0961-4524
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- Legaldeposit
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