CARIBBEAN STUDIES Instructions for Preparation of School Based Assessment The School Based Assessment section of Caribbean Studies accounts for 40% of the final grade. This section of the paper is internally assessed and externally moderated. This section of the examination gives candidates the chance to maximize their performance on the final examination. To this end‚ candidates are encouraged to explore possible topics to choose from the syllabus. At the back of the syllabus (pgs. 42-44)
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C. Baird. Explain why the Caribbean slave population generally did not increase by natural means. The Caribbean slave population before the abolition of the slave trade in 1807‚ was one that experienced significant and extensive demographic changes whereby said population may have moved from a ratio of more men to women or vice versa‚ or grew or decreased in numbers. In fact‚ in Barbados‚ in 1764‚ “there were 70‚ 706 slaves on the island‚ however‚ in 1783‚ after importations which totalled
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What is Peasantry? Peasant farming is described as small-scale farming for subsistence as well as for cash sale in the market. Initially‚ small farmers in the British West Indies produced crops for domestic use as well as for sale in the market. However‚ after 1860 these farmers began to export their crop. Reasons for the development of alternative crops 1. After 1834‚ small-scale agriculture grew out of the free-village movement as free blacks were determined to leave the sugar estate. Ex-slaves
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Describe how education as a social institution impacts on Caribbean Society and Culture Several social institutions exist in today’s society and they are family‚ education‚ religion and the justice system. The Caribbean is defined as that area on the earth located between five and twenty five degrees north of the equator and fifty five and ninety degrees west of the Greenwich meridian. In the Caribbean‚ education is one of the institutions that is viewed as having the most promise for betterment
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Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Social Polarization in Latin America and the Carribean Introduction Social polarisation is the widening gap within a given society that emerges from income disparities within individuals causing various social groups‚ from high income to low income. It entails the expansion of jobs that require low skills while at the same time‚ jobs that require higher professionals and expertise still experience growth. There is a rising concern on issues of social polarisation
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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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Intangible But Impossible to Go Beyond “Cloud Cover Caribbean” tells us the story: a Haitian‚ Antenor‚ fled his country on a small boat. During this unpredictably dangerous sea adventure‚ he rescued a Dominican‚ Diogenes‚ and a Cuban‚ Carmelo‚ who both shared the same dream with Antenor of going to Miami to start a new life. Some conflicts‚ subtle or obvious‚ took place while these three men of different countries and cultural backgrounds were struggling together in one little skiff. The moment
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comprise less than one-tenth of one percent of the world’s marine environment‚ yet are home to at least twenty-five percent of all known marine species. Different structural types of coral reefs are distinguished but only some exist within the Caribbean: i. Fringing reefs are the most common type of coral reefs. They develop adjacent to the shore usually along rocky coasts of uplifted islands or along the shores of exposed limestone islands. Burke and Maidens (2004) estimated that 1010-1260
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Course: HM323 Date: February 13th 2013 Topic: The Privy Council vs. Caribbean Court of Justice The Privy Council vs. Caribbean Court of Justice At the center of the judicial system in the Commonwealth Caribbean lies the English Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. "The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is primarily the final Court of Appeal for those Commonwealth territories which have retained the appeal to Her Majesty in other matters."’ The Privy Council is an institution
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in the Caribbean countries. In every known human society there is form of social inequality. This system was derived from events that took place some years ago. Social stratification can be class under the system of Plantation System and Social Mobility. According to Jenniffer Mohammed- Caribbean studies (2011). This rank or position in the social hierarchy is the lowest stratification occupied by the poorest groups who have a low status. The Caribbean stratification
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