Abuse of Disabled Children in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Kassah, Alexander Kwesi; Kassah, Bente Lilljan Lind; Agbota, Tete Kobla
Titel	Abuse of Disabled Children in Ghana
Quelle	In: Disability & Society, 27 (2012) 5, S.689-701 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7599
DOI	10.1080/09687599.2012.673079
Schlagwörter	Sexual Abuse; Foreign Countries; Child Abuse; Disabilities; Qualitative Research; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Social Attitudes; Consciousness Raising; Childrens Rights; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Ausland; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Handicap; Behinderung; Qualitative Forschung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Bewusstseinsbildung; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht
Abstract	Even though disabled children are targets of various forms of abuse, such issues remain mostly undocumented open secrets in many countries including Ghana. The article is based on a qualitative data provided by three key informants. Six stories emerged from the data and are discussed in terms of four main forms of abuse. Labelling theories are employed to strengthen the discussions. The article is aimed at increasing awareness on the various forms of abuse experienced by disabled children in Ghana. The study is also meant to capture the attentions of stakeholders that have the responsibility to end abusive practices against disabled children in Ghana. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10