ABSTRACT This study probes the perspective of Wojtyla’s sexual ethics regarding his views on love and responsibility and his synthesis on the ends of marriage and the morality of the use of contraception in marriage. “Love and Responsibility” is the title and the theme of his book on sexual ethics which reflects his own brand of moral philosophy. Karol Wojtyla argues against the use of contraceptives for married couples. His view is that contraceptive sexual intercourse is reductive, do...
ABSTRACT New Teberebie and New Atuabo communities have been hit badly by Relocation. New Teberebie and New Atuabo are resettled communities of Old Teberebie and Old Atuabo and its surrounding communities by Teberbie Goldfields Limited in 1990/91 and Goldfields Limited in 1997 respectively. The general objective of the study was to look at the socio-economic implications of Large Scale Gold Mining on affected relocated communities in Wassa West. Issues investigated were the impact of relocatio...
ABSTRACT New Teberebie and New Atuabo communities have been hit badly by Relocation. New Teberebie and New Atuabo are resettled communities of Old Teberebie and Old Atuabo and its surrounding communities by Teberbie Goldfields Limited in 1990/91 and Goldfields Limited in 1997 respectively. The general objective of the study was to look at the socio-economic implications of Large Scale Gold Mining on affected relocated communities in Wassa West. Issues investigated were the impact of relocatio...
ABSTRACT Lifestyle behaviors are the major determinants of risk factors such as high blood pressure and also a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. These lifestyles include tobacco use, poor diet, physical inactivity and excessive alcohol consumption. Perception of health is an important and valid measure of people’s general wellbeing. Perceived health status does not replace or substitute actual health outcomes but rather complements it. Now more than ever, hypertension is the single ...
ABSTRACT This long essay examines the Ghana’s management of Refugees’ issues. It looked at the total number of persons of concern in Ghana and their demographic characteristics. It also look at the Ghana’s strategy in managing refugees crises at the various Refugee Camps and urban areas in the country. The study specifically investigate three main questions, the number of PoCs in the country and their countries of origin. The socio-demographic characteristics of the PoCs. The strategies...
ABSTRACT Regional integration scholars have written extensively on the role culture plays in the overall success or otherwise of regional integration the world over. The role of culture in the integration of Africa has also received some attention. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 1987, realizing the importance of culture to regional integration, and accepting that the ECOWAS region had such cultural diversity that could be harnessed for the good of the subregion, p...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine community participation in social development in the Hohoe Municipality. Adopting a qualitative approach to data collection, 26 key informant interviews and 16 focus group discussions were held. Data was analyzed based on themes using the three stages of data analyses. It came out of the study that communities in the Hohoe Municipality engaged in many self-help projects on their own and collaborated with government and nongovernmental organization (NGO) ...
ABSTRACT Accra, the capital city of Ghana, is highly multilingual and has a fair representation of most of the major languages in the country. In this regard, a lot of intercultural activities are expected to occur. This study explores an underrated importance of language use in forming congenial relationships during intercultural encounters such as interethnic marriage ceremonies in Greater Accra. The study analyses how language is negotiated and used during these ceremonies. It reveals th...
ABSTRACT Background: The on-going structural changes in workplaces coupled with the fast pace of modern technology, population surge and competition among some public and private universities have brought about a lot of stress among staff in the various tertiary institution, especially in developing countries. Most studies have focused on stress among the teaching staff with little attention on the supporting staff. This study therefore investigated stress and coping strategies among support...
ABSTRACT Stress has an impact on the job performance of workers. The study examined factors that determine stress and its effect on the job performance of the staff of the Central Regional of the National Health Insurance Authority. Data were collected using structured and closed ended questionnaires. Eighty-five (85) respondents were sampled for the study. On the determinants of stress, the study revealed that job content, job context, lack of career developments, intrinsic factors on the jo...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine succession planning of owners or managers in family-owned basic schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The study adopted a mixed-method approach to achieve the stated objectives. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data used for the analyses. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 100 respondents for the study. The statistical package for social sciences was employed in the data processing. The study revealed th...
ABSTRACT Democratic elections and democratic governance in Africa have been major issues of debate for scholars around the world, focusing on arguments surrounding the nature that democracy in Africa should take in terms of the western style of democracy or developing Africa’s unique democracy. As a contribution to this conversation, this study discusses the conduct and implications of democratic elections and the state of democratic governance in Africa, using Ghana and the Gambia as cas...
ABSTRACT Soap operas are among the most popular TV genres in the United States and around the world (Allen 1995). As the world moves into a more technological paradigm, the uses and gratifications people have for watching television differ. While entertainment is the most manifest and visible function of television, research has identified other uses and effects related to its socializing role. A breadth of scholarly literature have already analyzed the influence of soap opera viewing on var...
ABSTRACT This research aimed to explore the factors associated with school participation among selected basic school pupils within the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. These factors were explored from varied contexts focusing on the school, teacher and home environment all of which the literature has identified as being influential on children’s education participation and performance. Through the use of semi-structured in-depth interviews and questionnaires, 102 participants (students, parent...
ABSTRACT Rural poverty and regional difference in social and infrastructural development has resulted in the high rate of rural-urban migration. This has brought about the rapid urbanization which results unmet demand for jobs and other opportunities. Many are now engaged in traffic entrepreneur business as a source of livelihood for their dependants and families both at the destination and origin. In pursuance of their source of livelihood which is selling on the street, traffic entreprene...