Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 47
... colour relationships . ' Colour ' is evaluated in terms of actual colour , hair forma- tion , features , and skin texture . All these are assessed in relation to their nearness to European characteristics and distance from the African ...
... colour relationships . ' Colour ' is evaluated in terms of actual colour , hair forma- tion , features , and skin texture . All these are assessed in relation to their nearness to European characteristics and distance from the African ...
Page 54
... colours and classes illustrates the depth of colour feeling . If , as often happens , the children in one family are of different shades of colour , the most lightly coloured will be favoured at the expense of the others . From ...
... colours and classes illustrates the depth of colour feeling . If , as often happens , the children in one family are of different shades of colour , the most lightly coloured will be favoured at the expense of the others . From ...
Page 56
... colour ' as a factor in getting a job and in progressing in life are interesting ; " Your colour holds you back , ' cos you hardly see any white people punish , as how coloured people punish . " " Colour makes a difference in work ...
... colour ' as a factor in getting a job and in progressing in life are interesting ; " Your colour holds you back , ' cos you hardly see any white people punish , as how coloured people punish . " " Colour makes a difference in work ...
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