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Fertility Desires and Perceptions of Power in Reproductive Conflict in Ghana

Ghanaian fertility decline may not be associated with women's having greater control over reproduction. Focus groups of young Ghanaian men and women indicate that attitudes supporting men's dominance in fertility decisions characterize even the highly educated. Young women with high fertil...

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Published in:Gender & society 2002-02, Vol.16 (1), p.53-73
Main Authors: DeRose, Laurie F., Dodoo, F. Nii-Amoo, Patil, Vrushali
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Children
Conflict
Conflict resolution
Decision making
Desire
Educational Attainment
Family Planning
Family Power
Female fertility
Fertility
Focus group interviews
Gender
Gender equality
Gender studies
Ghana
Husbands
Marital Relations
Men
Parenthood
Perceptions
Power
Reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Wives
Women
Womens education
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