Elizabeth Yemorkor Odoi
Biographic Data
| ID | 246424 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Yemorkor Odoi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth Yemorkor |
| FAMILY NAME | Odoi |
| SIGNATURE | ODOI E Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong SAR China |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7798-3269 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Negotiating Western Medicine and Ghanaian Sociocultural Practices During Pregnancy and Early Mothering
Western medical principles that inform pregnancy and early mothering often tend to contradict sociocultural, traditional Ghanaian beliefs and practices. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 42 early mothers, this study examines how Ghanaian mothers experience Western medical discourses and Ghanaian sociocultural beliefs and practices associated with pregnancy and infant care and how they navigate conflicting demands. The study shows that th…
Negotiating the Third Shift through Body Work
The Use of Dress to Navigate Pregnancy and Postpartum in Ghana
The transition to motherhood often involves navigating multiple, often conflicting, identities, which calls for negotiations across various aspects of the self and identity. Apart from collective body management practices in Ghana, different ideals of maternal dress and appearance coexist in the context of globalization. Drawing insight from Goffman's dramaturgical theory, this study explores the role of dress in navigating pregnancy and motherho…
The Use of Dress to Navigate Pregnancy and Postpartum in Ghana
The transition to motherhood often involves navigating multiple, often conflicting, identities, which calls for negotiations across various aspects of the self and identity. Apart from collective body management practices in Ghana, different ideals of maternal dress and appearance coexist in the context of globalization. Drawing insight from Goffman's dramaturgical theory, this study explores the role of dress in navigating pregnancy and motherho…
The Use of Dress to Navigate Pregnancy and Postpartum in Ghana
The transition to motherhood often involves navigating multiple, often conflicting, identities, which calls for negotiations across various aspects of the self and identity. Apart from collective body management practices in Ghana, different ideals of maternal dress and appearance coexist in the context of globalization. Drawing insight from Goffman's dramaturgical theory, this study explores the role of dress in navigating pregnancy and motherho…
Negotiating the Third Shift through Body Work
Negotiating Western Medicine and Ghanaian Sociocultural Practices During Pregnancy and Early Mothering
Western medical principles that inform pregnancy and early mothering often tend to contradict sociocultural, traditional Ghanaian beliefs and practices. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 42 early mothers, this study examines how Ghanaian mothers experience Western medical discourses and Ghanaian sociocultural beliefs and practices associated with pregnancy and infant care and how they navigate conflicting demands. The study shows that th…
Negotiation (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ambivalence (1 work) · Class (philosophy (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 work) · Cross-cultural psychology (1 work) · Distancing (1 work) · Electrical and Electromagnetic Research (1 work) · Embodied cognition (1 work)