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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
The Making of a Sexual Being in Ghana: The State, Religion and the Influence of Society as Agents of Sexual Socialization
Sexuality and Culture, Volume 15, No. 1, Year 2011
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With the aim of generating in-depth information on society's expectations and views on sexual expression in Ghana, we present findings on what was expected of the state, religion, and the influence of society on sexual socialization in Ghana. As a society, our need to break the culture of silence about sex cannot be overemphasized. Our study is important against a background that in Sub-Saharan African, HIV and AIDS is mostly spread through sexual intercourse, and that the region bears a disproportionate large percentage of the world's HIV and AIDS burden. Although Ghana has a 2009 adult (15+ years) prevalence rate of 1.6% and a prevalence rate of 1.9% for persons 15-49 years old, some regions and sentinel sites show rather high rates, making HIV and AIDS issues of high concern nationally. Respondents from the general public, key informants and special groups across all three ecological zones of Ghana were purposively selected. All the interviewees agreed that in Ghana fidelity in all sexual relationships is highly valued and expected. However, there is gender discrimination in the application of such social norms of fidelity, in favor of males. Amongst the three agents of socialization studied, religion seemed to exert the most influence. Modernity interwoven with Christianity seem to have taken a great toll on such norms of sexual socialization. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Anarfi, John Kwasi
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Owusu, Adobea Yaa
Ghana, Accra
College of Humanities, University of Ghana
Statistics
Citations: 73
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s12119-010-9078-6
ISSN:
10955143
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Ghana