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The Inscriptions on the Vehicles of Ghanaian Commercial Drivers: a Sociological Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Eugenia Date-Bah
Eugenia Date-Bah
Affiliation:
Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Ghana, Legon
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Throughout Ghana many commercial passenger vehicles bear mottos and names, boldly written on their bodies, usually at the front. The widespread nature of these inscriptions would seem to suggest that they are a part of the occupational sub-culture, namely the distinctive pattern of behaviour, norms, and customs which serves to identify commercial transportation. A general theme running throughout the present study is that this sub-culture reflects not only the unique needs of the drivers, but also the socio-economic and cultural environment within which they operate.

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Africana
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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , September 1980 , pp. 525 - 531
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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