"The man comes to marry the woman": Exploring adolescent boys' gendered expectations for bridewealth and marriage among the akwapim of Southern Ghana

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 41-59

  Frost, Ashley E ^a   Dodoo, F Nii Amoo ^b,c  

^a Population Reference Bureau   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Bridewealth; Ghana; Marriage; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949558374     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494921003648563     Document Type: Article

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