Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 51
... greater economic security because only the more successful men can obtain a fairer mate . It might be thought that ... greater economic opportunity . Recent political events , from 1938 onwards , culminating in the establishment of a ...
... greater economic security because only the more successful men can obtain a fairer mate . It might be thought that ... greater economic opportunity . Recent political events , from 1938 onwards , culminating in the establishment of a ...
Page 116
... greater part of the expenditure . He is the main economic support of the group . His wife may work and if she does her income goes into the general fund . The children who are employed are expected to make a definite contribution ...
... greater part of the expenditure . He is the main economic support of the group . His wife may work and if she does her income goes into the general fund . The children who are employed are expected to make a definite contribution ...
Page 168
... greater his social prestige . This is a manifestation which overleaps class barriers and is found throughout the society . The widespread male preference for a mate of ' better ' colour than himself is evidence of its class - wide ...
... greater his social prestige . This is a manifestation which overleaps class barriers and is found throughout the society . The widespread male preference for a mate of ' better ' colour than himself is evidence of its class - wide ...
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