Family and Colour in JamaicaMacgibbon & Kee, 1968 - 208 pages |
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Page 91
... Married 55,812 33.I 255,058 41.8 4.7 Common law 49,246 29.2 179,586 29.4 3.6 Widowed 3,124 1.9 15,182 2 : 5 4'9 Divorced 241 0.2 721 O.I 3.0 From this table it can be seen that about 70 per cent of all children are born to women in some ...
... Married 55,812 33.I 255,058 41.8 4.7 Common law 49,246 29.2 179,586 29.4 3.6 Widowed 3,124 1.9 15,182 2 : 5 4'9 Divorced 241 0.2 721 O.I 3.0 From this table it can be seen that about 70 per cent of all children are born to women in some ...
Page 92
... married . In the eyes of a black man or woman to be married without this paraphernalia would be no marriage at all . Here then are two valid reasons for the continuance of concubin- age . The fear of a woman changing her behaviour , and ...
... married . In the eyes of a black man or woman to be married without this paraphernalia would be no marriage at all . Here then are two valid reasons for the continuance of concubin- age . The fear of a woman changing her behaviour , and ...
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... married have separate establishments for their concubines . The figures also include the number of Chinese coloured ... married , and 2,645 are living in concubinage . In Portland there are 1,484 East Indians , of whom 393 are married ...
... married have separate establishments for their concubines . The figures also include the number of Chinese coloured ... married , and 2,645 are living in concubinage . In Portland there are 1,484 East Indians , of whom 393 are married ...
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PREFACE BY DR MEYER FORTES page | 9 |
AUTHORS FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION | 15 |
Introductory | 21 |
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