Beatrice Akua-Sakyiwah
Biographic Data
| ID | 235627 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beatrice Akua-Sakyiwah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beatrice |
| FAMILY NAME | Akua-Sakyiwah |
| SIGNATURE | AKUA-SAKYIWAH B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5552-1629 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Intersecting social structures and human actors
The myth that Ghana is stable and peaceful, cause many refugees from across Africa and elsewhere, escaping wars from their countries to flee there. Whilst here, refugees face transitional problems in acculturation and settlement, stemming from a lack of education, as many have not had formal education before coming to Ghana. The problem is worsened by an immigration system and a social structure that delays responding to refugees’ needs. With a l…
Away From Home
Based on in-depth interviews with 26 Somali women refugees, this article discusses structural arrangements around their settlement in the United Kingdom (UK). Their “male-centered” migration can be viewed as a specific form of patriarchal institution where men control women's trajectories. Based on Bourdieu's concept of social capital, I introduce a new category of knowledge capital—supplementary capital—to discuss sociocultural/political stratif…
Education as Cultural Capital and its Effect on the Transitional Issues Faced by Migrant Women in the Diaspora
Education as Cultural Capital and its Effect on the Transitional Issues Faced by Migrant Women in the Diaspora
Intersecting social structures and human actors
The myth that Ghana is stable and peaceful, cause many refugees from across Africa and elsewhere, escaping wars from their countries to flee there. Whilst here, refugees face transitional problems in acculturation and settlement, stemming from a lack of education, as many have not had formal education before coming to Ghana. The problem is worsened by an immigration system and a social structure that delays responding to refugees’ needs. With a l…
Away From Home
Based on in-depth interviews with 26 Somali women refugees, this article discusses structural arrangements around their settlement in the United Kingdom (UK). Their “male-centered” migration can be viewed as a specific form of patriarchal institution where men control women's trajectories. Based on Bourdieu's concept of social capital, I introduce a new category of knowledge capital—supplementary capital—to discuss sociocultural/political stratif…
Education as Cultural Capital and its Effect on the Transitional Issues Faced by Migrant Women in the Diaspora
Away From Home
Based on in-depth interviews with 26 Somali women refugees, this article discusses structural arrangements around their settlement in the United Kingdom (UK). Their “male-centered” migration can be viewed as a specific form of patriarchal institution where men control women's trajectories. Based on Bourdieu's concept of social capital, I introduce a new category of knowledge capital—supplementary capital—to discuss sociocultural/political stratif…
Intersecting social structures and human actors
The myth that Ghana is stable and peaceful, cause many refugees from across Africa and elsewhere, escaping wars from their countries to flee there. Whilst here, refugees face transitional problems in acculturation and settlement, stemming from a lack of education, as many have not had formal education before coming to Ghana. The problem is worsened by an immigration system and a social structure that delays responding to refugees’ needs. With a l…
Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Refugee (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (2 works)