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Jamaica's music is influenced by the African, European, and Spanish cultures of its inhabitants. It explains that the different cultural backgrounds of the indigenous tribes blended with the Spanish and European colonists to create a music that was unique in many respects. The writer points out that Jamaican music is a form of expression, as well as an attempt for a culture to define itself. Its achievement lies in the fact that, despite its humble beginnings, it has become a global force in the musical world.

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"Lewin and Gordon explain that native Jamaican music can be broken down into five categories, which are ritual, ceremonial, social, work and recreational. In addition, they state that ritual, ceremonial, and the social aspects of the music were the most popular forms of music in Jamaican culture and were still significant at the turn of the century. (Lewin and Gordon) Folk music originated as a result of dealing with life and its variety of circumstances. This underlying theme of coping with the joys and sorrows of life remains a significant aspect of Jamaican music. In short, Jamaican music serves many purposes and, as a result, is a form of all sorts of expressions."

Tags:folk, expresssion, island

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This paper explains that, from a legacy of colonialism, Jamaica and Bermuda have carved out a more independent path through which they are better able to express an authentic local culture and identity. The author points out that, while Jamaica is the island with actual independence, Bermuda appears to be developing the more versatile and durable society. The paper states that the education system of Jamaica is still hampered by colonialism insofar as external imagery and tourist considerations actually determine what is taught to Jamaican school children so a citizenry is created, which will behave appropriately in the presence of white tourists. The author underscores that the Bermudans are moving towards eradicating the island's over-dependence upon tourist dollars although its education system and no doubt its society remains not wholly dissimilar to the systems of Great Britain.

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"Continuing onward, the racial legacy of colonialism manifests itself in many ways. For one thing, there is evidence (at least in the popular press) that racial identification has grown stronger in Bermuda in recent years; unfortunately, the pyramidal arrangement of historic Bermudan society (one in which certain groups are associated with power) has lingered: as one example, it is noteworthy that a Caucasian British subject was chosen to head Bermuda's judiciary over many other qualified candidates - at least some of whom were non-white Bermudans."

Tags:independent, education, tourist, britain, power

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"History of Jamaican Culture

Jamaica is rich in cultural history and anthropology. The family life of Jamaicans has been studied often because of its unusual marriage, settlement and kinship patterns. The study of these aspects of Jamaican culture offers insights into the economic condition of the people as well. Social relationships in Jamaica have changed considerably because of political and economic problems in the past 30 years. For this reason, politics and migration must also be examined.

The island was discovered by Columbus and is located in the northern part of the tropical Caribbean. It is 49 miles wide and 140 miles long, with mountains around the entire perimeter. Because of the mountains, the temperature is varied and rainfall is plentiful, offering a variety of soil conditions and cool ..."

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This paper discusses the history of media as a tool within the American culture and society. This paper reports that in the early 1900s, that due to the rise of industrialization in the USA, the former American social classes were abolished, and a new working class became dominant in American society. Capitalism began to thrive and marketing individuals and advertisers had to address the millions that were now flourishing in American urban areas.

Tags:media, culture, 1920s

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This paper discusses the ways in which art and culture have come to inform each other since the middle of the nineteenth century. The paper discusses five artworks that trace a history in which everyday life and objects have become more incorporated into the world of high art production. It discusses how each artist or group used or represented the everyday world and everyday objects in different ways across this span of time.

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"There seems to be a reciprocal force at work in which art and culture reflect and create one another. Increasingly, the art world has embraced "reality" as the subject matter of art. Everyday experiences and objects have become the subject of artwork more and more since the mid-nineteenth century. This move away from royal, divine, untouchable and exalted subject matter has altered the way we think about the role of art in our lives and also how our reality is changed when it is represented in..."

Tags:art, history, culture

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In this article the writer discusses the idea that advertising is related to culture in several ways. The writer maintains that it reflects what is happening in the culture by the messages used, and that advertising pays for aspects of culture and so decides what people see and listen to and experience in much of their lives. The writer demonstrates how culture affects advertising and advertising affects culture.

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"Advertising is ubiquitous in American society, appearing in numerous forms through virtually every means of communication, and as new technology and new methods of communication appear, advertisers soon find a way to make use of the new channel for their message. This has been seen recently with the widespread use of the cell phone, leading to various advertising messages that can be sent to the phone and that can appear on the screen for these phones. The MP3 player has also become a means of sending advertising messages along with downloads of music. The home computer is under virtual assault by advertisers using banner headlines, pop-up ads, e-mail, and various cookies that track computer use and send messages geared to the individual consumer."

Tags:advertising, culture, influence

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This paper discusses that both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders that have virtually been unknown until the 20th century. The writer points out that today they are growing in proportion. The writer notes that many see the roots of these diseases in the modern society and culture, particularly those of the Western industrialized countries. This essay gives an overview of current opinions and research results on the link between culture and eating disorders.

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"The American Psychiatric Association recognizes two main specific eating disorder diagnoses: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. The individuals suffering from Anorexia Nervosa, of which are more than 90% females, refuse to keep normal minimum body weight for their age and height. They usually accomplish this by reducing the food intake by first avoiding the high caloric products but it frequently goes on to limitation to a few selected foods. The driving force for these actions is strong fear of becoming fat, a fear that does not go away or even diminish as weight loss becomes apparent."

Tags:anorexia, bulimia, culture

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This Master's level paper describes the upheavals in the Jamaican economy due to the IMF loan conditions, and its effects on the country's exchange rate and balance of payments.

Tags:WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE / CARIBBEAN, jamaica economy upheavals

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This paper considers the importance of a nurse understanding different cultures and developing the skills to understand the emic (insider) and the etic (outsider) perspectives of a culture. The paper poitns to Evidence-Based Medicine, which requires treatment of the whole patient, feeling and identifying with people's experiences and history to help nurses to provide the care needed in specific culture sets. The paper concludes by stating that in order to treat a culture the value system and the logic of that culture's behaviors must be understood in order for health care providers to gain insight as to what the real need is in relation to patient health and well-being.

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"In order to work in a different culture a nurse needs the appropriate skill set to understand the emic (insider) and the etic (outsider) perspectives of a culture. Since Evidence-Based Medicine requires treatment of the whole patient feeling and identifying with people's experiences and history help nurses to provide the care needed in specific culture sets. In order to treat a culture the value system and the logic of that culture's behaviors must be understood in order for health care providers to gain insight as to what the real need is in relation to patient health and well-being (Andrews and Boyle, 2008)...."

Tags:jamaican, transcultural, nursing

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This paper discusses Caribbean families and how even though they are marked by internal consistency and continuity of Caribbean kinship, they also have been shaped by the factors of slavery, plantation systems, and poverty. The paper further discusses how the Caribbean has its own family ideology and culture, and the Afro-Caribbean family system contains such basic principles as matrifocality and deep kinship networks. Jamaican society has a long history of family and conjugal union breakdown.

Tags:expectations, contrast, youth