Negotiating marriage and divorce in Accra : Muslim women's experiences.

• Main Author: Issaka, Fulera
• Other Authors: Tayob, Abdulkader
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: University of Cape Town 2015
• Subjects: Religious Studies
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12058

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === This thesis sets out to investigate Muslim women’s marital experiences in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. In particular, these experiences had to do with negotiating marriage and divorce. It included the broad marital relations like decision-making, roles and responsibilities, and the management and responses of marital disputes and abuse. I used a qualitative method in this research. I interviewed twelve Muslim women in Accra who provided me with their perspectives, experiences and responses of socio-religious norms concerning gender roles. In addition, they shared their experiences and perspectives on wife abuse and their consequent reactions and management of wife abuse.