Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 41
... dependent upon the almost complete acceptance by each group of the superiority of the white , and the inferiority of the black . CHAPTER 3 THE CONTEMPORARY COLOUR - CLASS SYSTEM The contemporary ORIGINS OF THE COLOUR - CLASS SYSTEM 41.
... dependent upon the almost complete acceptance by each group of the superiority of the white , and the inferiority of the black . CHAPTER 3 THE CONTEMPORARY COLOUR - CLASS SYSTEM The contemporary ORIGINS OF THE COLOUR - CLASS SYSTEM 41.
Page 53
... acceptance . Of much greater advantage is the possession of a fair or white wife . Then the fair group feels that the wife must be accepted even at the cost of accepting the black husband . But the acceptance achieved by whatever means ...
... acceptance . Of much greater advantage is the possession of a fair or white wife . Then the fair group feels that the wife must be accepted even at the cost of accepting the black husband . But the acceptance achieved by whatever means ...
Page 161
... acceptance by fair skinned groups , but to increased prestige for the individual and a modified acceptance . This is a continuous process . In recent years it has been amplified and extended through economic changes and the sol pressure ...
... acceptance by fair skinned groups , but to increased prestige for the individual and a modified acceptance . This is a continuous process . In recent years it has been amplified and extended through economic changes and the sol pressure ...
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