Interrogating the Reasons for Women’s Entry into Consensual Unions in Urban Accra, Ghana
Rosemary Obeng-Hinneh
Ghana Studies January 2019, 22 36-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.22.1.36
Rosemary Obeng-Hinneh
Rosemary Obeng-Hinneh () is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, Legon. Her major research interests include the dynamics of marriage, family, and intimate partnerships in the urban spaces of Ghana and Africa more broadly.
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