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Beads: An Element Of Regalia, Elizabeth Shonsey
Beads: An Element Of Regalia, Elizabeth Shonsey
African Diaspora ISPs
The use of beads as body adornment has served as a strong non-verbal communicative device within Ghanaian culture. Decorating oneself with beads can depict a person's mood, project a period in life one is going through, and display the social status of the individual. This study focuses on the significance beads have in portraying the prestige, inheritance and duty of responsibility of traditional figures of authority. The research was concentrated on the chiefs and queen mothers of the Ewe cultural group and their particular usage of beads as an item of royal regalia. Behind the beautiful, aesthetic expression of bead …
A Layman's Perspective On Women's Health Care In Ghana, Lakythia D. Ferby
A Layman's Perspective On Women's Health Care In Ghana, Lakythia D. Ferby
African Diaspora ISPs
In an attempt to study women's health care in Ghana, an internship was acquired at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. For three weeks, the author joined a team of doctors, observed the methods they used, as well as the beliefs and traditions held by the patients, in regards to the fields of obstetrics and gynecology. The primary focus of the internship was to examine the system of care offered at KBTH, and compare it to an American system that the author had previously observed. As expected, the system of obstetrics observer at KBTH was found to be quite different from that …
Popular Music In Ghana: The Democratization Of Culture, Owen Wright
Popular Music In Ghana: The Democratization Of Culture, Owen Wright
African Diaspora ISPs
This paper attempts to explore the major themes and ideals asserted in popular music in Ghana and give an account for their existence. By defining the major genres of music enjoyed in the country, I explore the values associated with each of them. In doing do so I show that popular music whether indigenous or global represents society in one way or another. I also explore the democratization of music in Ghana and some of popular music's limiting factors in representing culture.