Single Motherhood in Ghana (in Brief Perspective)
I remember when I was a child, growing up in the 'hoods of New York City, witnessing hordes of women, including my own mom, struggle with single motherhood. Back then, I was naive and unlearned in the ways of the world. In fact, it wasn't until I got into the college and began formally studying social sciences that I really came to appreciate how important responsible fathers are to the upkeep of a family. Later, upon moving the Africa, I also began to understand the role that actual patriarchs play. But even as a child, I was able to gather that something was wrong, that single mothers were under an inordinate amount of pressure, especially financially. In my naivete, I was under the impression that my generation was the first and also would be the last composed of a high population of single-parent children. My mother, Gloria Hayes, grew up under a committed dad. Moreover the television, arguably the most powerful form of socialization in American society...