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An academic or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published in University of Ghana. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and discussion of research. They are usually peer-reviewed or refereed.
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Item Growing Up With Disability in Ghana: Experiences and Perspectives(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2014-06) Moasun, F.Y.; Sottie, C.A.Despite the international conventions and national laws that exist to ensure the welfare of people living with disabilities, major issues of abuse and neglect continue to persist in Ghana. The paper looks at the challenges associated with growing up with disabilities in Ghana. It examines the factors that contribute to the maltreatment of children living with disabilities (CWDs), and the nature and effects of such maltreatment. In-depth interviews were held with children and adults with disabilities, community members and officials working with or on behalf of CWDs. The findings indicate that poverty, ignorance and societal perceptions, and the general inadequacy of facilities for the care of CWDs contribute to their abuse and neglect. The study recommends communitywide education on the causes of disability and the need for social workers to act to influence policy implementationItem Expanding Social Protection Opportunities for Older People in Ghana: A Case for Strengthening Traditional Family Systems and Community Institutions(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2014-06) Doh, D.; Afranie, S.; Aryeetey, E.B.D.The need to augment social protection arrangements to safeguard the wellbeing of older people now extends to societies beyond the borders of the welfare states of Europe. However, the emphasis seems to be on formal systems of support, with little attention paid to the extent to which the traditional family system and community structures could be enhanced to support this process. This study examines the relevance of the traditional family and community structures in providing social protection for older people using both quantitative and qualitative data. It is clear that the traditional family and community-based support arrangements remain a useful and reliable option for care and support of older people even if they are inadequate in some respects. We suggest that the traditional family system and community structures be strengthened through collaborative efforts of government and civil society for optimum social protection delivery for older peopleItem Gender, Migrant Remittances and Asset Acquisition in Ghana(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2014-06) Oduro, A.D.; Boakye-Yiadom, L.The growing importance of migrant remittances has been the subject of many studies in recent decades. The remittance literature has however not addressed extensively the role of remittances in the accumulation of assets by members of remittance-receiving households. In this paper, we analyze the extent to which households in Ghana use migrant remittances – sent from former household members – to finance the purchase of assets, using data from the 2010 Ghana Household Asset Survey (GHAS). The paper also explores the interplay of gender, migrant's location, and the use of migrant remittances to acquire specific asset types. The study's findings suggest that the three asset types most likely to be acquired using migrant remittances are savings, the place of residence, and businesses. The findings further suggest that the use of migrant remittances to finance specific asset types is linked to the sex of the remitter, as well as the location – internal versus international – of the migrantItem Simulation Modelling of Self-Destructive Behaviour Related to the Spread of HIV/AIDS Disease in Port Harcourt, Nigeria(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2014-12) Akikibofori, J.S.; Peter-Kio, O.B.This paper explores the contemporary debate concerning choosing a partner (Positive (+) or negative (-)) and being promiscuous, and their effects on the spread of the HIV virus and AIDS disease. An agent-based simulation model is constructed to analyse the effect of these factors on the spread of the virus and the AIDS disease among sexually-active, high-risk people in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The results of the analysis suggest that choosing a partner (Positive (+) or negative (-), a decision making practice about whether or not to engage in sexual activity based on one's HIV positive or negative status, is an effective strategy in containing the disease when practised consistently. The level of promiscuity has mixed results regarding the spread of the diseaseItem The Role of Pentecostal Churches as an Influential Arm of Civil Society in Ghana(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2014-12) Okyerefo, M.P.K.This paper argues that in its bid to mediate between the State and the social world by promoting discourse, Pentecostalism in Ghana has become a strong arm of civil society. The general distrust in the weak state in Africa projects church organizations in the limelight, thereby making Pentecostal churches, for example, wield power by exercising their authority in the public sphere by means of public discourse on individual success and wealth creation (business entrepreneurship), good governance, and national development. Pentecostalism achieves this by cultivating civil society strategies such as media presence, organizational and leadership skills. By these means it exerts social, economic and political influence over the Ghanaian polity. At the same time, however, the weaknesses of Pentecostal-based organizations are akin to those of the leaders of State institutions and political leaders, as the ills and sins of the society also apparently affect themItem Archaeological Perspectives of the Danish-Dangbe Encounter along the Eastern Coastal Belt of Ghana and their Implications for Understanding Dangbe Culture(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2016-06) Biveridge, F.This research presents results of historical archaeological investigations undertaken along the eastern coastal belt of Ghana on how the Danish- Dangbe encounter which spanned circa, 1650–1800, shaped the socioeconomic history of the indigenous Dangbe who occupied the area. Data for the study was derived primarily from archaeological, historical and ethno-historical investigations conducted at Kpone, Prampram, Sega and Ningo. The study revealed that European cuisines, dress codes, weaponry and architecture constituted some major material culture embraced by the ancestors of the Dangbe. The large quantum and wide array of European trade goods recovered from the excavations is also evident of the importance of commercial relations that developed between the two groups during the periodItem Attainment of the Millennium Development Goal of Poverty Reduction in Nigeria - An Appraisal(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2016-06) Emediegwu, L.E.; Monye-Emina, A.Fifteen years ago, the largest-ever gathering of heads of State and Government, under the aegis of the United Nations (UN), adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). One of the fundamental objectives of the MDGs is to free countries, especially developing countries, from the poverty trap. Despite the enormous resources and efforts expended by the Nigerian government for the purpose of achieving the MDG1 of halving the proportion of poor persons by 2015, statistics show that no progress has been made. The authors use descriptive analysis to examine how and why Nigeria has been unable to achieve this fundamental goal of poverty eradication. This challenge is connected with the uncoordinated policy actions in areas that MDGs aim to address as well as the problems of poverty, corruption, and focus on election issues etc. The paper recommends that the country will attain the goal of poverty reduction if the government develops and implements pro-people poverty reduction programmes and policies.Item Intimate partner violence: The controlling behaviours of men toward women in Northern Ghana(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2016-06) Issahaku, P.This paper examines controlling male partner behaviour and its relation to physical and sexual violence in the northern region of Ghana. Controlling behaviours were conceptualized as part of the continuum of intimate partner violence against women. This domain of domestic violence has received little attention in West Africa. A sample of 443 women between the ages of 19 and 49 years recruited at district health facilities across the region was used for the study. Participants, 46% of whom came from rural areas, were visiting these facilities for various healthcare needs. Data were collected using a structured instrument. Descriptive statistics showed that: 79% of participants had experienced past-year controlling behaviour; 27% reported past-year physical violence; and 34% reported past-year sexual violence. Further, multivariate analysis indicated that physical and sexual violence were significantly related to male controlling behaviours. Given its high prevalence rate, there is need for more attention to men’s controlling behaviours in the continuum of men’s intimate partner violence. Policy and practice implications of the results are discussed.Item Ghana’s Foreign Policy Choices in Relation to Wielding Oil and Gas Resource for Regional Integration(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2016-06) Ahorsu, K.E.Studies on Ghana’s fledgling oil economy have preponderantly focused on how to avoid the resource ‘curse.’ They are overly endogenous in outlook and substance. This paper acknowledges the fortitude of the internal concerns and prescriptions, but argues that addressing regional challenges and corollaries are equally critical to the viability of Ghana’s oil industry. The study makes the case that the rate of discovery of oil in West Africa and its exigencies such as the demarcating of exclusive maritime economic zones; transnational security threats; and ECOWAS protocols on free movement of persons, establishment, the environment, and human rights have conjoined the fate of the oil-producing states. It proposes a collective regional—policy-oriented—natural resource management approach through progressive foreign policy choices to prevent the identified challenges and threats from across the sub-region from bedevilling the oil sector.Item Academic Capitalism: Globalization, Universities and the Paradox of the Neoliberal Marketplace(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2016-06) Dzisah, J.The concept and practice of globalization have not only impacted countries in a variety of ways but have equally induced strong emotions across varying spectrums. As a concept, the fingerprint of Karl Marx and his adherents remains in their recognition of the vitality of transnational trade and the exploitative tendencies inherent in capitalism as a world system. In recent decades however, the concept of globalization has resurfaced in the capitalist toolkit of neoliberalism where it is deployed in promoting their self-centered capitalistic annihilation in all spheres. The paper assesses the connection between universities and globalization in terms of the increasing market-oriented approach to knowledge production. It argues that though the process of globalization has influenced the conduct of knowledge production in a variety of expected and unexpected ways, the transformation of aspects of the university has equally left visible imprints on the modicums of globalization