Viewing gender through the eyes of proverbs: Reflections of gender ideology in the Akan and Swahili societies

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dc.contributor.authorDzahene-Quarshie, J.
dc.contributor.authorOmari, S.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-02T17:02:34Z
dc.date.available2021-03-02T17:02:34Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we compare gendered proverbs in the Akan society of Ghana and Swahili society of Tanzania, focusing on convergences and divergences in their worldviews on conceptualisation of gender roles and functions. Our analyses of data from written and oral sources within the theoretical concepts of gender ideology and intertextuality establish that largely, gendered proverbs in Akan and Swahili are convergent and express similar gender ideologies. Gendered proverbs in the two societies typically refer to females, and even when they mention males, they often critically expose the subjugation of women in relation to male superiority. The main divergent feature between gendered proverbs in Akan and Swahili societies is the perception of females as sex objects and the use of explicit expressions of sex organs and sexual acts by Akan proverbs. In contrast, Swahili gendered proverbs rarely address sexuality, and when they do, they do so discreetly by implication.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/36086
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Pragmaticsen_US
dc.subjectAkanen_US
dc.subjectConvergenceen_US
dc.subjectDivergenceen_US
dc.subjectgender roles and societyen_US
dc.subjectProverbsen_US
dc.subjectSwahilien_US
dc.titleViewing gender through the eyes of proverbs: Reflections of gender ideology in the Akan and Swahili societiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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