Description
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the etiology of child rape in Ghana within the framework of rape culture. By applying feminist perspectives and psychological theories to laws in Ghana to protect children against sexual abuse, this book creates room for both victims and perpetrators to tell their stories while also incorporating the views of the public through a textual analysis of reader comments on child rape in the nation's newspapers. The presentation of both victims' and perpetrators' perspectives is done with the goal of drawing attention to the pervasiveness of child rape in Ghanaian society and to provide a lens through which we can detect potentially dangerous situations that can lead to child molestation in our homes and communities, revealing lapses in social organization and interactions that make child rape possible.
Trade ReviewThis book offers an important qualitative perspective on child rape in Ghana, and ways in which this social problem can be addressed. -- Kofi Boakye, Anglia Ruskin University
Table of ContentsChapter One: Child Rape within the Context of Rape Culture Chapter Two: Sociocultural Contexts for Understanding Child Rape in Ghana Chapter Three: Rape, Defilement and the Law in Ghana Chapter Four: Class and Defilement in Numbers Chapter Five: Prosecuting Defilement Cases Chapter Six: Victim Perspectives on Defilement Chapter Seven: Perspectives from Behind Bars Chapter Eight: Post-rape Rehabilitation of Children Chapter Nine: Mapping a Way Forward
