Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 137
... relative , or perhaps someone who cannot claim any blood relationship whatsoever . If they are children they are ... relatives of both sexes . In this type of family the sense of kin is more accentuated than in the other types . In ...
... relative , or perhaps someone who cannot claim any blood relationship whatsoever . If they are children they are ... relatives of both sexes . In this type of family the sense of kin is more accentuated than in the other types . In ...
Page 138
... relatives . But the bias is towards female relatives on the mother's side rather than towards those on the father's side . Very real bonds are established between children and these ' relatives ' which persist throughout their lives ...
... relatives . But the bias is towards female relatives on the mother's side rather than towards those on the father's side . Very real bonds are established between children and these ' relatives ' which persist throughout their lives ...
Page 139
... relatives . A morning in any post office in the island reveals a large volume of correspondence taking place between Jamaicans and their relatives still working in the United States . The interest in kin is not confined to one's own ...
... relatives . A morning in any post office in the island reveals a large volume of correspondence taking place between Jamaicans and their relatives still working in the United States . The interest in kin is not confined to one's own ...
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