The Changing Face of the Ghanaian Culture: A Case of Earring in Men

Type Journal Article - Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS)
Title The Changing Face of the Ghanaian Culture: A Case of Earring in Men
Author(s)
Volume 3
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2015
Page numbers 110-119
URL http://www.ajhss.org/pdfs/Vol3Issue1/11.pdf
Abstract
Parents, religious leaders, people in authority and the Ghanaian society are wondering why the emerging trends of earring in men. A survey was conducted in the Kumasi Metropolis using structured questionnaires to solicit the view of society on the issue. Results obtained indicated that the wearing of ear ring by men in Ghana was concentrated among the age group of 20 -30 years, most (76%) of who were unmarried. A number of reasons accounted for the wearing of ear ring with fashion emerging as the most important. Those who wear earing are of the view that if else where the practice is acceptable they see no problem copying and doing that in their own cultural setting too. There was varied response from the women who were interviewed concerning their acceptability of men who wear ear ring as their husbands. While majority (68%) detested men who wear earring, others were indifferent. The elderly were of the view that the desire to be like Westerners has suddenly made the youth promiscuous; doing things that were never imaginable several years ago.

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