Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 110
... mother , her mother's sister , and the girl's siblings . The girl may remain at home and look after her child , but in many cases she leaves and the child is brought up by its grandmother . The girl's child is treated in the same way as ...
... mother , her mother's sister , and the girl's siblings . The girl may remain at home and look after her child , but in many cases she leaves and the child is brought up by its grandmother . The girl's child is treated in the same way as ...
Page 127
... mother goes to the post - natal clinic or not . If she does she is given definite instructions to wean the child at eight or nine months . Mothers who rely on the nana may persist in breast feeding the child for eighteen months or ...
... mother goes to the post - natal clinic or not . If she does she is given definite instructions to wean the child at eight or nine months . Mothers who rely on the nana may persist in breast feeding the child for eighteen months or ...
Page 134
... mother or maternal relatives in a house where the mother is the head . In these cases the boy feels a greater sense of responsibility towards his mother than he does in a group where the father is present . This responsibility is ...
... mother or maternal relatives in a house where the mother is the head . In these cases the boy feels a greater sense of responsibility towards his mother than he does in a group where the father is present . This responsibility is ...
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