and the communication through interaction which brings fourth a folkloric process. The Afro-Caribbean folklore of the Archipelago is a mixture of the African‚ the British‚ and the Creole aspects distributed through a cultural continuum of variations. The members of the elite develop certain forms of local standardise practices of archaic British culture and the Creole people trigger-off a series Caribbean syncretism with a mixture of Amerindian and African feeling. In ancient times‚ the tradition
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Some plantation owners were absentees who saw the use of slaves simply as a way to make a huge profit. Slave ships were tightly packed and overcrowded from the huge groups of people being brought overseas. Conditions were often insufferable‚ with the masses being shoved together in spaces that were too small to hold them. Some populations‚ such as the ones in North America‚ had self-reproducing slave populations and thus did not need to import as many slaves. Others‚ such as in the Caribbean‚ had
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The impact of the Caribbean culture on the outcome of therapy _____________________________________ Culture may be defined as the long-term behaviors‚ ideas‚ attitudes‚ and traditions shared by a large group of people and communicated from one generation to the next. It is in essence the lens through which a person sees their world. What is completely healthy and normal in one culture may subsequently be defined as unhealthy and abnormal in another. Culture is what people think‚ value‚ and do
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Plural Society Plural Society Many of the societies which have problems of multicultural governance are former multi-ethnic colonies. A theory of such colonial and post-colonial societies draws particularly on the work of J.S.Furnivall and M.G.Smith. According to Furnivall different ethnic groups in a plural society meet only in the market place. This market place however lacks the characteristics which Durkheim envisaged in his concept of organic solidarity. It lacks the shared values which organic
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Was it difficult building the lighthouse in 1868? The construction of the cape Hatteras lighthouse began in 1868.The lighthouse took three years to complete.The major difficultie was that the lighthouse was in such an isolated spot there where no roads for materials to get to the lighthouse there wasn’t even any cars so to get the materials to the construction site everything was brought in by a boat. Small steam boats or sailing vessels were used to bring the materials to the construction site
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In Of Plymouth Plantation written around 1630. The author‚ William Bradford describes the story of the Puritans journey. In 1605‚ a group of English Puritans set out to find and create a pure society. Their journey‚ led by William Bradford took them to North America. Why did everyone see the Native Americans as caretakers? Why did the Pilgrims decide to move to America in spite of the dangers? Although Native Americans would consider themselves as caretakers of the land. They were the first to step
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negative double to Revival Zion From Myal to Revival Zion – A Historical Outline Christianity spread in Jamaica beginning of the 18th century African based religions filled in the gaps where Christianity was not enforced slaves working plantations Jamaican Blacks blended many traditions into a Creole system that were articulated into Myal and Obeah Obeah: “The entity within witches” Not actually such a form of witchcraft‚ but an emphasis on ritual manipulations of ointments‚ powders
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Caribbean Studies Past paper questions MODULE 1- CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Define the term ‘Commonwealth Caribbean’. 2 marks 2. Name TWO geographical sub-regions in the Caribbean. 2 marks 3. Identify TWO territories which are located in the Caribbean but are not politically defined as the Caribbean. 2 marks 4. Outline ONE advantage of defining the Caribbean in geographical terms. 2 marks 5. Outline ONE disadvantage of using a geological basis for defining
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Kazi 1 Youth Unemployment in the Caribbean: Social and Economic Backgrounds : Kazi‚ Tamjidul Huda Kazi Table of Contents Acronyms Terms of Reference Introduction School-to-Work Transition Some Impediments to Labour Force Entry The Caribbean Context Defining Youth Youth Unemployment Rates Specific Social Problems in the Caribbean Youth Development Policies and Programs in the Caribbean Regional Programs International Development Organizations Global Policy Framework Effectiveness of Youth
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Dorothy May in 1613 and together they voyage to Plymouth with Pilgrims; 1620 Dorothy dies followed by governor John Carter in 1621 and place is taken by Bradford and together with the pilgrims on the Mayflower to the Plymouth Who writes about the plantation and stops in 1650 but died in 1657.On the voyage there were those who supported in need “They talked about God their trip.” (Bradford).They relied on God the entire trip as it was their belief. His stories were left alive such as when on the ship
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