Albert Kpoor
Biographic Data
| ID | 278761 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Albert Kpoor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Albert |
| FAMILY NAME | Kpoor |
| SIGNATURE | KPOOR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3578-7304 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Had It Not Been For My Mother, What Would I Have Done”? Young Parents’ Engagement With Older Female Relatives in Maternal and Infant Care in Ghana
This article investigates young parents’ experiences with the involvement of older female relatives in the care of pregnant women, nursing mothers and infants in urban and rural Ghana. The data are derived from semistructured interviews, focus group discussions, and observations with fathers, mothers and older women. The results indicate that in both rural and urban areas of Ghana, older women provide social and practical support to their pregnan…
Why give birth to many children when you cannot take care of them?' Determinants of family size among dual-earner couples in Ghana
The family size in Ghana is increasingly changing from large to small family sizes due to modernization. As societies become modernized, couples begin to limit their family size despite the high value society places on children in marriage and the family. In this study, we explore the factors influencing reproductive behaviour among Ghanaian dual-earner couples by highlighting the subjective views on factors that influence the number of children …
I Do Not Want Her to be Doing Anything Stressful’
Drawing on qualitative research from rural and urban areas, this article contributes to evolving social research in Ghana on possible changes in the gendered distribution of domestic labour. Formulated within debates on ‘doing gender’ and ‘undoing gender’, this study examines the extent to which acts of gender transgression may potentially occur during peak reproductive periods in the lives of Ghanaian couples. The findings of the study indicate …
Cohabitation and Its Consequences in Ghana
Although largely considered an unconventional form of domestic partnership, cohabitation is a growing phenomenon in Ghana. The lived experiences of cohabiting couples have, however, received little scholarly attention. Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted with cohabiting couples in Accra, Ghana, this study focuses on the implications of cohabitation on cohabitees. The data showed that cohabitees often face pressures from their families, churc…
Assets and Livelihoods of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana
The consumption expenditure approach indicates that female-headed households are better-off than male-headed ones in Ghana. This approach has been criticized by scholars for being one-dimensional. Thus, this study adopts the livelihoods approach-a multidimensional perspective-to examine the human, social, financial, and economic assets and livelihoods of male- and female-headed households in Ghana utilizing in-depth interviews and a survey. The f…
Household Maintenance and Decision Making in Lone Female Parent Families in Ghana
This study investigates household maintenance and decision making among lone female parents in Accra using in-depth interviews and a survey. The study examines how lone mothers economically provide for their children and households and whether they make major decisions. The major findings are that the majority of single mothers through gainful employment bear the bulk of responsibility in the maintenance of children and the household in addition …
Assets and Livelihoods of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana
The consumption expenditure approach indicates that female-headed households are better-off than male-headed ones in Ghana. This approach has been criticized by scholars for being one-dimensional. Thus, this study adopts the livelihoods approach-a multidimensional perspective-to examine the human, social, financial, and economic assets and livelihoods of male- and female-headed households in Ghana utilizing in-depth interviews and a survey. The f…
Cohabitation and Its Consequences in Ghana
Although largely considered an unconventional form of domestic partnership, cohabitation is a growing phenomenon in Ghana. The lived experiences of cohabiting couples have, however, received little scholarly attention. Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted with cohabiting couples in Accra, Ghana, this study focuses on the implications of cohabitation on cohabitees. The data showed that cohabitees often face pressures from their families, churc…
Household Maintenance and Decision Making in Lone Female Parent Families in Ghana
This study investigates household maintenance and decision making among lone female parents in Accra using in-depth interviews and a survey. The study examines how lone mothers economically provide for their children and households and whether they make major decisions. The major findings are that the majority of single mothers through gainful employment bear the bulk of responsibility in the maintenance of children and the household in addition …
Assets and Livelihoods of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana
The consumption expenditure approach indicates that female-headed households are better-off than male-headed ones in Ghana. This approach has been criticized by scholars for being one-dimensional. Thus, this study adopts the livelihoods approach-a multidimensional perspective-to examine the human, social, financial, and economic assets and livelihoods of male- and female-headed households in Ghana utilizing in-depth interviews and a survey. The f…
I Do Not Want Her to be Doing Anything Stressful’
Drawing on qualitative research from rural and urban areas, this article contributes to evolving social research in Ghana on possible changes in the gendered distribution of domestic labour. Formulated within debates on ‘doing gender’ and ‘undoing gender’, this study examines the extent to which acts of gender transgression may potentially occur during peak reproductive periods in the lives of Ghanaian couples. The findings of the study indicate …
Cohabitation and Its Consequences in Ghana
Although largely considered an unconventional form of domestic partnership, cohabitation is a growing phenomenon in Ghana. The lived experiences of cohabiting couples have, however, received little scholarly attention. Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted with cohabiting couples in Accra, Ghana, this study focuses on the implications of cohabitation on cohabitees. The data showed that cohabitees often face pressures from their families, churc…
Why give birth to many children when you cannot take care of them?' Determinants of family size among dual-earner couples in Ghana
The family size in Ghana is increasingly changing from large to small family sizes due to modernization. As societies become modernized, couples begin to limit their family size despite the high value society places on children in marriage and the family. In this study, we explore the factors influencing reproductive behaviour among Ghanaian dual-earner couples by highlighting the subjective views on factors that influence the number of children …
Had It Not Been For My Mother, What Would I Have Done”? Young Parents’ Engagement With Older Female Relatives in Maternal and Infant Care in Ghana
This article investigates young parents’ experiences with the involvement of older female relatives in the care of pregnant women, nursing mothers and infants in urban and rural Ghana. The data are derived from semistructured interviews, focus group discussions, and observations with fathers, mothers and older women. The results indicate that in both rural and urban areas of Ghana, older women provide social and practical support to their pregnan…
Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Rural area (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)