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AKWAPIM (Ghana)
Index → Africa→ Ghana → Akwapim (Thsi-Speakers, Tallensi, Akan / Ashanti, Fanti, Kokomba, (S)Isala, Ga, Ewe, Cheperon, Guang, Akwapim, Vagla, Krobo) A child is warned and, if ineffective, beaten if it mentions genital terminology (Kaye). In Tutu,
“[…] masturbation “is very common among infants and toddlers, and more among children between the ages of two and six years. Children beyond six years of age and under sixteen do secretly practice masturbation in pairs, usually at night, when two friends of the same sex sleep together; it is practised more often by girls than boys. It is believed that if masturbation is practised in excess the inevitable result is sterility and madness”. Young children who masturbate are scolded or slapped; older children are beaten, or have red pepper smeared on their genitals”.
Further, “make-believe games are approved by parents, but sexual activities are forbidden”.
Janssen,
D. F., Growing Up Sexually. Last revised: Sept 2004 |
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