Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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... structure of the island , namely colour problems and family structure . As a Carnegie Research Fellow I was enabled to spend several months in the field . I should like to express here my appreciation to the Carnegie Trust for the ...
... structure of the island , namely colour problems and family structure . As a Carnegie Research Fellow I was enabled to spend several months in the field . I should like to express here my appreciation to the Carnegie Trust for the ...
Page 103
... structure in Jamaica it soon becomes clear that the contemporary form of that structure has arisen from a complex of factors . It is difficult to distin- guish the exact influence of any particular factor or group of factors . The ...
... structure in Jamaica it soon becomes clear that the contemporary form of that structure has arisen from a complex of factors . It is difficult to distin- guish the exact influence of any particular factor or group of factors . The ...
Page 162
... structure are unbalanced . In fact the contrary is the case . The structure of domestic and family groupings is itself balanced . But the existence of such types of familial associations in conjunction with poverty and colour create ...
... structure are unbalanced . In fact the contrary is the case . The structure of domestic and family groupings is itself balanced . But the existence of such types of familial associations in conjunction with poverty and colour create ...
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