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This paper is about the drug trafficking problems of the Caribbean. The author examines the Caribbean region as a long standing area where illegal substances have been grown and sold. The people are poverty stricken and sell drugs as a means to make money. The author looks into the Caribbean's climate and location which make it an ideal place to grow and sell drugs. The people are able to transport drugs to other countries through the use of planes, boats, etc. The paper goes on to discuss how this poses as a threat to all countries because it makes drugs available which leads to drug problems for their citizens.

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"The Caribbean is known for its agriculturally equipped weather conditions, which makes for most islands to be very fertile. Many farmers in the Caribbean grow drugs as part of their produce to earn more money. They can then sell the illegal substances to islanders, tourists, and then ship the rest off to be sold to other countries' citizens. This poses as a threat to the health of all people who are able to buy drugs as a result of drug trafficking in the Caribbean. It also poses a threat to governments because they have to use their funding on programs to educate citizens about the dangers of drugs as well as rehabilitate those citizens that are addicted to drugs and suffer from drug abuse."

Tags:abuse, caribbean, drug, trafficking, crime, health, risk, violence

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The paper relates that while syncretism is a concept that is more often applied to the study of the interaction of religious cultures, within the context of Caribbean civilization this "process of cultural maroonage, of Creolization as the creative and innovative means of fending off oppressive and dehumanising values, is the key to understanding the multilayeredness and polyphony of Caribbean cultures" (Olmos & Paravisini-Gebert 2). In this context, this paper argues the thesis - with reference to a comparative analysis of Caribbean religious traditions and popular culture - that these syncretic processes of rupturing and reforging traditions continue to be manifest today in the re-shaping of Caribbean society.

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"While syncretism is a concept that is more often applied to the study of the interaction of religious cultures, within the context of Caribbean civilization this "process of cultural maroonage, of Creolization as the creative and innovative means of fending off oppressive and dehumanising values, is the key to understanding the multilayeredness and polyphony of Caribbean cultures" (Olmos & Paravisini-Gebert 2). In this context, this paper will argue the thesis - with reference to a comparative analysis of..."

Tags:caribbean, culture, religion

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This paper reviews the unique structure of the Caribbean family, as the matrifocal character with "male marginality" often left an impression of "dysfunctional" family. This essay looks at some of the characteristics of this structure and how the matrifocal and male marginality emerged from issues of power, sexuality, gender roles and economic circumstances. This essay examines these factors and explain how each of them affected the current structure of Caribbean family. The Caribbean family has been the focus of extensive research since 1940s. Our understanding of the Caribbean family has improved significantly since these early beginnings.

Tags:families, caribbean, matrifocality

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The most striking aspect of the Caribbean identity today is the cultural, ethnic and religious diversity of this region, particularly in relation to its size. Colonization, slavery and resistance, in some form (as well as the legacies of these) are all elements of history that the countries of the Caribbean share, although their experiences have been far from identical. In the recent part this diversity and separation has given rise to synthesis, or merger of African, European and East Indian cultures, the blending of different cultural elements to form a new, distinct form, a Caribbean culture in its own tight. This paper will examine the relationship between class, colour and culture in the Caribbean society, on the past as well as in the present.

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Class, Colour and culture in the Caribbean The most striking aspect of the Caribbean identity today is the cultural, ethnic and religious diversity of this region, particularly in relation to its size. Colonization, slavery and resistance, in some form (as well as the legacies of these) are all elements of history that the countries of the Caribbean share, although their experiences have been far from identical. In the recent part this diversity and separation has given rise to synthesis, or merger of African, European and East Indian cultures, the blending of different cultural elements to form a new, distinct form, a Caribbean culture in its own tight. This paper will examine the

Tags:caribbean, race, culture

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This paper attempts to show the errors made in generalizations of Caribbean families. The paper talks about how one Caribbean family is discussed using North American or European models that may not suit Caribbean societies. The paper also points to generalizations that emphasize the lower-class Afro-Caribbean family as somehow typical.

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"Models of male marginality and female domesticity have to do with ideas of power, sexuality and gender, in different kinds of Caribbean families. The result of different ideals for men and women has been assumed to create a big gender gap in Caribbean cultures. These are said to have shaped the nature of the family quite strongly. In the past, errors have been made in comparing Caribbean families to those in North America or Europe, or by assuming only one or two models of how the Caribbean family might be different. "

Tags:genderroles, caribbean, theory

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This literature essay compares two stories written by Caribbean women authors, and discusses these in relation to women's oral histories and traditions in Caribbean cultural contexts. Referring to the post-colonial and feminist theory, the author of this paper analyzes women's writing as a reflection of traditions with story-telling, women's "voice," and histories that are particular to women and Caribbean culture.

Tags:LITERATURE / CARIBBEAN, tradition of women

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The paper asserts that notions of Caribbean women's hyper sexuality are among longstanding myths of the region that happen to carry over into the 21st century's much enlarged sex tourism. The paper argues that Western feminists often fail to examine the phenomenon for its differences vis a vis prostitution in the West. The paper discusses how in the Caribbean, sex work has led to the politicization of women who turn to it due to economic necessity, aware of the contribution made to contemporary tourism.

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"Much literature on sexuality in relation to Caribbean women projects a stereotype of women victimized by patriarchal male standards, second-class social status, residual racism, prostitution driven by Western demand, and all other maladies affecting women in developing countries. However, when female sexuality is examined in a Caribbean understanding of women's power and agency, one sees a collective force shaping all matters of the family, social authority and political orientation that, perhaps ironically, is evidenced in the booming Caribbean sex trade. Cynthia Mellon explained..."

Tags:kempadoo et al, caribbean, sex work

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This paper discusses a Caribbean family structure and women's power vis-a-vis men. The paper also discusses matrifocal emphasis observed in many Caribbean families, but also the sway of stereotypes, and as these are constantly disproved in a varied and international Caribbean population.

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"Historical Challenges to Patriarchy in Caribbean Families. Introduction Patriarchy has been plain the many Caribbean families but historical factors also produce different presentations of masculinity, and a profound matrifocality as varied forces. This paper refers to a variety of sources to introduce the Caribbean family as often different from the so-called nuclear family that once prevailed in North America, or elsewhere in the West, as discussed by Luxton. (1995). One finds great variety in Caribbean families, and also, patterns alluded to that indicate a distinctive Caribbean history."

Tags:caribbean, family, patriarchy

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This essay is a study of the island of Jamaica. It gives an historical overview of its discovery. It details Jamaica's social, political, and economic situation and describes the main factors that effect its situation. This paper also examines the adjacent Caribbean islands and their present day situations. It gives an historical overview of the discovery of the Caribbean and the part the British and Japanese have played in the Caribbean's history.

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"Early in the sixteenth century, Spaniards landed on, and claimed, the island of Jamaica. Previously inhabited only by Arawak Indians, the island, located along the ocean route connecting the Old World to the New World, soon became a way station for Spanish galleons and a marketplace for slaves and goods from many countries. Along with the Spaniards, it was home to British citizens as well as multinational buccaneers and entrepreneurs.

"According to Daniel J. Seyler, in his contribution to Countries of the World, "Jamaica's story is one of independence that began in the seventeenth century with the Maroons, runaway slaves who resisted the British colonizers by carrying out hit-and run attacks from the interior. Their 7,000 descendants in the Cockpit Country have symbolized the fervent, sometimes belligerent, love of freedom that is ingrained in the Jamaican people as a result of both their British tutelage and their history of slavery. Independence came quietly, however, without a revolutionary struggle, apparently reflecting the lasting imprint of the British parliamentary legacy on Jamaican society" (Seyler 1991)."

Tags:Jamaica, Panama, Caribbean, British, Japanese, basin, Guyana

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The paper looks at two points about Indo-Caribbean people and the Indo-Caribbean culture. The first question discusses the historical, racial, social and cultural implications of the field-song "Oh Maninga." The second looks at two contributions to the study of Indo-Caribbean culture by women, specifically writing and cultural transmission.

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"The song "Oh Maninga" illustrates a small part of the world of the Indo-Caribbean indentured laborer. The song shows a part of the world that was not frequently seen or discussed in historical literature until recently. Patterns of race and class, gender and culture can be seen in this song. Until the last few decades, people have not been interested in the people who worked in the Caribbean as indentured servants in horrible conditions for little compensation. Part of this is due to the racism inherent in the dominant western culture where those writing the history were not interested in the stories of the poor, especially not the women or otherwise powerless."

Tags:caribbean, indian, women