Framing reciprocal obligations within intergenerational relations in Ghana through the lens of the mutuality of duty and dependence

Reciprocity has long been recognised as a key feature in intragenerational relations amongst kin, affines and trading partners, but also intergenerational relations, especially those between children their caregivers diverse societies. This paper seeks to explore reciprocity the tie that binds relationships while latter are still ‘dependents’ consequences for both parties when this is broken. Data presented were collected from two mixed-method studies undertaken Ghana. The findings indicate importance of linking childhoods within context indigenous moral ethical frameworks about personhood its associated features relating mutuality duty dependence, reciprocity, relatedness, collectivism. Failure make these connections children’s lives broader belief systems attendant continue underpin conceptualisations childhood results depictions African partial, limited out context.