Osei-Mensah Aborampah
Biographic Data
| ID | 159076 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Osei-Mensah Aborampah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Osei-Mensah |
| FAMILY NAME | Aborampah |
| SIGNATURE | ABORAMPAH O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Encyclopedia of the Dead
This paper attempts to clarify the concept of transgenerational memory and explain its role in intergenerational cultural transmission among the Akan people of Ghana. More specifically, it focuses on a selected number of key transgenerational memories and sites of memory found in the Techiman [
Intergenerational Cultural Transmission Among the Akan of Ghana
Sociocultural transmission is a necessary ingredient in societal stability, cohesion, and continuity everywhere. For the Akan of central and southern Ghana, an important aspect of societal cohesion occurred through intergenerational solidarity which existed principally in the extended family, with the elders acting as the primary instruments in cultural transmission. The extended family, especially as represented in the Akan traditional household…
Women's Roles in the Mourning Rituals of the Akan of Ghana
Akan women play central roles in the care and disposal of the dead and the management of bereavement. Mortuary rituals provide members of the society with adaptive means of mourning the dead, and the expressions of grief ensure a systematic adjustment to human loss. Funerals and mourning rites include music and dance, which capture so many aspects of Akan transitional rituals. The funeral celebration has become a perfect medium for not only under…
Demography from Scanty Evidence
In essence a manual for reconstructing the demographic past of Central Africa, this is the first concerted attempt to recover the pre-1960 demography of an African region on the basis of colonial statistics
Black Male-Female Relationships
This article examines the relationships that exist between black females and black males and offers suggestions as to how the rich religious traditions and familial principles that undergird the black heritage can be re-created and adapted for use by black children today and in the years to come. This effort has become necessary in light of the increased sociological attention given to the problems that exist in black male-black female relationsh…
Plural Marriage and Fertility Differentials
This study employs multiple classification and regression techniques to show how matrimonial, socio-demographic variables and duration of post-partum sexual abstinence influence fertility. A distinction is made between type of marriage and the position a woman occupies in a hierarchically-ordered polygynous union in explaining fertility among a sample of 300 Yoruba women of Western Nigeria. Among all the variables considered, age, place of reside…
The Mass Media, Political Attitudes and Behavior in Ghana
Determinants of breast-feeding and post-partum sexual abstinence
This study employs multiple classification and regression techniques to determine the influence of marital, sociodemographic and selected intermediate variables on duration of breast-feeding and post-partum sexual abstinence among a sample of 300 Yoruba women of western Nigeria. Only education and place of residence appeared to be significantly related to the post-partum variables. Breast-feeding was shown to exert a significant positive effect o…
Communication and Agricultural Development
Energy-Related Adaptations in Low-Income Nonmetropolitan Wisconsin Counties
Multiple classification analysis is used to examine the relative importance of physical/structural, socioeconomic, and demographic factors in shaping household responses to changes in the cost and availability of energy. Two coping strategies analyzed are switching to alternative and less-expensive fuels for space heating and investing in home retrofitting. Results show that physical/structural characteristics of the familial microenvironments ar…
Women's Roles in the Mourning Rituals of the Akan of Ghana
Akan women play central roles in the care and disposal of the dead and the management of bereavement. Mortuary rituals provide members of the society with adaptive means of mourning the dead, and the expressions of grief ensure a systematic adjustment to human loss. Funerals and mourning rites include music and dance, which capture so many aspects of Akan transitional rituals. The funeral celebration has become a perfect medium for not only under…
Intergenerational Cultural Transmission Among the Akan of Ghana
Sociocultural transmission is a necessary ingredient in societal stability, cohesion, and continuity everywhere. For the Akan of central and southern Ghana, an important aspect of societal cohesion occurred through intergenerational solidarity which existed principally in the extended family, with the elders acting as the primary instruments in cultural transmission. The extended family, especially as represented in the Akan traditional household…
Black Male-Female Relationships
This article examines the relationships that exist between black females and black males and offers suggestions as to how the rich religious traditions and familial principles that undergird the black heritage can be re-created and adapted for use by black children today and in the years to come. This effort has become necessary in light of the increased sociological attention given to the problems that exist in black male-black female relationsh…
Plural Marriage and Fertility Differentials
This study employs multiple classification and regression techniques to show how matrimonial, socio-demographic variables and duration of post-partum sexual abstinence influence fertility. A distinction is made between type of marriage and the position a woman occupies in a hierarchically-ordered polygynous union in explaining fertility among a sample of 300 Yoruba women of Western Nigeria. Among all the variables considered, age, place of reside…
Energy-Related Adaptations in Low-Income Nonmetropolitan Wisconsin Counties
Multiple classification analysis is used to examine the relative importance of physical/structural, socioeconomic, and demographic factors in shaping household responses to changes in the cost and availability of energy. Two coping strategies analyzed are switching to alternative and less-expensive fuels for space heating and investing in home retrofitting. Results show that physical/structural characteristics of the familial microenvironments ar…
Communication and Agricultural Development
Energy-Related Adaptations in Low-Income Nonmetropolitan Wisconsin Counties
Multiple classification analysis is used to examine the relative importance of physical/structural, socioeconomic, and demographic factors in shaping household responses to changes in the cost and availability of energy. Two coping strategies analyzed are switching to alternative and less-expensive fuels for space heating and investing in home retrofitting. Results show that physical/structural characteristics of the familial microenvironments ar…
Communication and Agricultural Development
Determinants of breast-feeding and post-partum sexual abstinence
This study employs multiple classification and regression techniques to determine the influence of marital, sociodemographic and selected intermediate variables on duration of breast-feeding and post-partum sexual abstinence among a sample of 300 Yoruba women of western Nigeria. Only education and place of residence appeared to be significantly related to the post-partum variables. Breast-feeding was shown to exert a significant positive effect o…
The Mass Media, Political Attitudes and Behavior in Ghana
Plural Marriage and Fertility Differentials
This study employs multiple classification and regression techniques to show how matrimonial, socio-demographic variables and duration of post-partum sexual abstinence influence fertility. A distinction is made between type of marriage and the position a woman occupies in a hierarchically-ordered polygynous union in explaining fertility among a sample of 300 Yoruba women of Western Nigeria. Among all the variables considered, age, place of reside…
Black Male-Female Relationships
This article examines the relationships that exist between black females and black males and offers suggestions as to how the rich religious traditions and familial principles that undergird the black heritage can be re-created and adapted for use by black children today and in the years to come. This effort has become necessary in light of the increased sociological attention given to the problems that exist in black male-black female relationsh…
Demography from Scanty Evidence
In essence a manual for reconstructing the demographic past of Central Africa, this is the first concerted attempt to recover the pre-1960 demography of an African region on the basis of colonial statistics
Women's Roles in the Mourning Rituals of the Akan of Ghana
Akan women play central roles in the care and disposal of the dead and the management of bereavement. Mortuary rituals provide members of the society with adaptive means of mourning the dead, and the expressions of grief ensure a systematic adjustment to human loss. Funerals and mourning rites include music and dance, which capture so many aspects of Akan transitional rituals. The funeral celebration has become a perfect medium for not only under…
Encyclopedia of the Dead
This paper attempts to clarify the concept of transgenerational memory and explain its role in intergenerational cultural transmission among the Akan people of Ghana. More specifically, it focuses on a selected number of key transgenerational memories and sites of memory found in the Techiman [
Intergenerational Cultural Transmission Among the Akan of Ghana
Sociocultural transmission is a necessary ingredient in societal stability, cohesion, and continuity everywhere. For the Akan of central and southern Ghana, an important aspect of societal cohesion occurred through intergenerational solidarity which existed principally in the extended family, with the elders acting as the primary instruments in cultural transmission. The extended family, especially as represented in the Akan traditional household…
Sociology (6 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Demography (2 works)