Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Les hommes et les masculinités dans une perspective matriculturelle
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Que signifie être un homme de famille dans une société matrilinéaire ? Masculinité et autonomisation des femmes chez les Akan, au Ghana

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  • Mihye Shin
Mihye Shin
Consultante pour l'égalité des sexes, l'équité et les droits de l'homme (GER), OMS
Une Ghanéenne vêtue d'une robe fleurie aux couleurs vives est assise dans une cuisine d'été entourée de ses trois fils, adolescents et jeunes adultes. Ils semblent heureux ensemble. Photo © Mihye Shin

Publié 2025-12-11

Mots-clés

  • société matrilinéaire,
  • masculinité,
  • autonomisation des femmes,
  • intersectionnalité,
  • le Ghana

© Mihye Shin (Author) 2025

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Que signifie être un homme de famille dans une société matrilinéaire ? Masculinité et autonomisation des femmes chez les Akan, au Ghana. (2025). Matrix: Une Revue d’études Matriculturelles, 4(2), 21-61. https://doi.org/10.60676/vpctje59

Résumé

La définition des masculinités idéales (hégémoniques) a évolué au fil du temps et selon les contextes sociaux. Cette étude explore le récit des vies et des expériences du peuple Akan au Ghana à travers une perspective ethnographique. Les communautés Akan ont une structure matrilinéaire, mais des valeurs patriarcales y sont ancrées. En se concentrant sur les pratiques et les notions de masculinité à travers les générations dans ce contexte du patriarcat matrilinéaire, la recherche examine comment les gens perçoivent les changements dans les masculinités idéales et leur relation au pouvoir genré au sein de la famille et à l'autonomisation des femmes. Dans la société matrilinéaire, la paternité et la maternité traditionnelles demeurent centrales en tant qu'identités genrées et en tant qu'institutions qui soutiennent le patriarcat. Pour saisir plusieurs dimensions sociales qui renforcent et reproduisent le pouvoir patriarcal, cette étude adopte un cadre intersectionnel. À travers un parcours ethnographique, la recherche offre un récit réaliste des masculinités et de la vie quotidienne à Agogo, au Ghana. Bien que certaines conclusions puissent sembler critiques envers les hommes Akan, elles reflètent la réalité vécue des communautés matrilinéaires comme une autre expression de la société patriarcale.

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