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Original Articles

How men and women negotiate sociocultural relations in Asante matrilineage (abusua): an ethnographic-based discourse study

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Pages 272-290 | Received 19 Feb 2019, Accepted 03 Jun 2019, Published online: 18 Jun 2019

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