advantage of defining the Caribbean in geographical terms. 2. Outline one disadvantage of using a geographical basis of defining the Caribbean. -Using a geographical basis to define the Caribbean results in anomalies such as the fact that territories like Guyana‚ which is considered to be Caribbean‚ borders the Atlantic Ocean and is not in the Caribbean Sea 3. Explain why Guyana is described as a part of the Caribbean. -Guyana is considered to be a part of the Caribbean because the social and cultural
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Reading Response 1 What is Race/What is Ethnicity? 1. Why was the social classification of race invented? After reading the book it states that “Race was the modern conception of human differences and human identity‚ as well as‚ a form of social identification and stratification that was seemingly grounded in the physical differences of populations interacting with one another in the New World.”(The Meaning 49) Yes‚ that sounds great but was that the true reason for the classification‚ I think
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Race‚ Gender and Social Justice WGS 2250-62‚ Fall 2013Wednesday 7:00-9:40 am Hunziker Hall 202 | Professor Edward JankowskiDept. of Women and Gender StudiesE-mail: jankowskie@wpunj.eduOffice Hours: By appointment | Course Description This course analyzes multiple forms of social oppression and inequality based on race (and color)‚ sex (and gender)‚ sexual orientation (and identity)‚ and class in the United States. It will examine systemic aspects of social oppression in different periods and
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The Race Into Space Austin Stipanovic Period 2 Introduction In recent history‚ numerous countries have competed against each other for weapons‚ research‚ and advancement in military power. Among those races is the race to the moon. Taking a back seat behind the nuclear weapon race‚ the Cold War‚ and various wars‚ the lunar landing shined like a diamond in the rough of history. From Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin to Explorer I and Apollo 11‚ these pinpoints in history are the origin of the
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In Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street‚ a young Esperanza‚ aged about 12‚ journeys through the life of a maturing female in a run-down Chicago neighborhood. Her story is told through a series of vignettes‚ or brief descriptions of accounts of events‚ which show her experiences when on this endless journey. But in this collection of accounts‚ one seems to stand out. The vignette named A House of My Own immaculately captures the struggles‚ triumphs‚ and dreams of many immigrant women in the
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breadwinner of the home and if there is any male presence‚ it is marginalized. These families can be called mother-centered‚ woman-centered or headed and grandmother-centered. In 1937‚ the British Colonial Social Welfare Workers were sent to the Caribbean to fix the existing social problems of the societies and provide measures to assist. Thomas Simey (1946)‚ was a welfare worker and postulated that one of the main problems were the fact that families were loose and children were fatherless‚ and they
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Caribbean Human Capital Development Caribbean political leaders such as Sir Grantley Adams (Barbados)‚ Sir Norman Manley (Jamaica) and Dr. Eric Williams (Trinidad) believed in the principle of enhancing Human Capital. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of the Human Capital Theory in its application to Caribbean societies. As the world industrializes‚ the desire to optimize efficiency and maximize profits is paramount to societal development. Many have written on this‚ proposing numerous
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what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? White Americans have been the majority race and I believe because since the development of America; from the the Chistopher Columbus period leading Colonial America‚ I believe that most Whites viewed themselves as the superior race. This is seen evident through the acts and elimination of the Native Americans as well the institution of slavery with the Black people. The White Race came
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Question #2 The Matrifocal family is very prominent in the Caribbean. This is noted more as among people of Africans in the regions. Reasons for this diversity‚ Cultural Retention‚ Plantation system of slavery‚ Socio economic and the culture of property. Cultural retention‚ Melville Herkevitts was one of the first researchers to trace the African Origin of the slaves who came to the Americans he believed that despite attempts to strip Africans slaves of their cultural heritage the practice of
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technology‚ in context of the statement‚ refers to machines that are not indigenous to the Caribbean. These machines allow little or no manual effort used in order to complete tasks. The moot suggests that‚ these technologies have advanced Caribbean economies only a little bit. Imported technology has not marginally improved Caribbean economies. It has immensely improved economies of the Caribbean. Many Caribbean islands depend on tourism as an industry‚ and technology plays and integral role in boosting
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