Child Rape in Ghana

Lifting the Veil

Child Rape in Ghana cover

Child Rape in Ghana

Lifting the Veil

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Description

This book analyzes the etiology of child rape in Ghana within the framework of rape culture. By applying feminist perspectives and psychological theories to laws in Ghana to protect children against sexual abuse, this book creates room for both victims and perpetrators to tell their stories while also incorporating the views of the public through a textual analysis of reader comments on child rape in the nation’s newspapers. The presentation of both victims’ and perpetrators’ perspectives is done with the goal of drawing attention to the pervasiveness of child rape in Ghanaian society and to provide a lens through which we can detect potentially dangerous situations that can lead to child molestation in our homes and communities, revealing lapses in social organization and interactions that make child rape possible.

Table 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

Product details

Published 17 Jul 2019
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 196
ISBN 9781498572880
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 1 BW Illustration, 9 Tables
Series Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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