THE GHANAIAN FAMILY


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where do you belong, the nuclear or the traditional extended family system?

Well, if you depend on your own bed, plate and spoon , experts say, you could be breaking the social support system.

daniel lartey has been exploring the trend.

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weku in ga, abusua in twi, yiale in housa and fome in ewe.

these are but a few names that qualify the once cherished traditional family system.

a family is identified by a stool or clan name.

It broadens from patrilineal among the gas and matrilineal among the akans.

formerly, relatives and their experience loom large in ones upbringing.

the extended family for instance is responsible for the initiation from childhood into adulthood.

today, society is gradually shifting from the social support system to a rather european way of  life.

the modern industrialized and technological era is competing strongly with functions of the family.

dede afoley sees it as irrelevant to stay with her family when she can reach them by just a phone call.

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the mid 1980's witnessed a strong  social support system until colonial penetration in ghana.

this has since affected greatly the traditional extended way of living

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rose annang, 63, admits the old ways are the best

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and what's more?

we questioned whether one can still remember songs from the olden days.

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It was remarkable, to see family members recall an old child's play.

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people like Liala esses, having lived the nuclear way for 33 years still reckons the need for the traditional family system.

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and dr daniel obiri yeboah, a social scientist couldn't agree more
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so,  where lies the solution?

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as typical of a ghanaian traditional family,  talents were on display.

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it is no gainsaying, the fact that the family is supposed to be the cornerstone of any society.

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