Considers the evolution of child spacing and fertility norms and practices amongst town dwellers in northern Ghana, e.g. town of Tamale. Based on biographies and group discussions, the author examines these practices from the point of view of both men and women and in the context of their ethnic...

Working paper reporting on the impact of the education of women, migration and employment on social roles and social status of Ghanaian women. Based on 60 interviews, covers women workers, rural women, marriage, maternity and fertility trends, family and child-rearing roles, birth control,...