HOW DO THE CARIBBEAN PEOPLE RESPOND TO OPPRESSION? 2. OPPRESSION Oppression is the experience of repeated‚ widespread‚ systemic injustice. It need not be extreme and involve the legal system (as in slavery‚ apartheid‚ or the lack of right to vote) nor violent (as in tyrannical societies). 3. What Really happened Between 1662 and 1807‚ Britain shipped 3.1 million Africans across the Atlantic ocean in the transatlantic slave trade. Africans were forcibly brought to British owned colonies in the Caribbean
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Critically analyze the social and psychological development of Caribbean people in the last three decades. Many factors have impacted the social and psychological development of Caribbean people during the last thirty years. These include but are not limited to the history of the Caribbean‚ education‚ religion‚ sports‚ music‚ information communication technology‚ economic conditions and regional integration. Social development refers the ways in which individuals’ social interactions and expectations
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Stratification in Ghana Stratification in Ghana appears to use both caste and class systems. Many of the first kingdoms that formed in Ghana were separated into three traditional classes: the royal class‚ the commoner class‚ and the slave class. The royals preserved special rights to fill the chief offices of king and queen. Unlike European traditions‚ special status in pre-colonized Ghana was specified only to office-holders and not their families. For this reason‚ it was very common for members
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Organized Crime / Corporate Crime The difference between white collar crime and corporate crime are very slight. White collar crime is usually conducted by people and corporate crimes are conducted by an organization. White collar crime is usually conducted by higher classed individuals such as CEO’s or high level employee’s of an organization. The individuals utilize the organization in order to exploit the company’s investors or employee’s. A corporate crime utilizes the organization to break
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to pass their knowledge to other generations. Social stratification is the hierarchical arrangement of social classes‚ castes and strata within a society. While these hierarchies are not universal to all societies‚ they are the norm among state-level cultures (as distinguished from hunter-gatherers or other social arrangements). Also it refers to the hierarchical arrangement of people in a society. This chapter focuses on economic stratification‚ meaning how people are differentiated based upon
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Social and Economic Impacts of Hurricanes on the Caribbean Hurricanes are powerful weather systems‚ which start as disturbances in the atmosphere over tropical oceans. There are many of these disturbances each year‚ but only a few become hurricanes. Most Atlantic and Caribbean hurricanes occur between June and November and have been known to have serious economic and social consequences. Some economic consequences include unemployment‚ loss of revenue‚ loss of foreign exchange etc. Social consequences
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Describe the characteristics and explain the causes‚ of tsunamis. (8 marks) A Tsunami is a large and potentially destructive sea wave often produced by a submarine earthquake‚ subsidence or an underwater volcanic eruption. They occur when a large volume of water is displaced in the ocean. The characteristics of tsunamis differ slightly from normal sea waves. For one‚ they often have extremely long wave lengths‚ in deep water an initial wavelength can be up to 100km. Their amplitude contrasts with
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War and Conflict P1- Describe the causes of war and conflict. In this essay I will be giving the definition of war and conflict and I will be describing the causes of war and giving examples of wars that have happened because of the conflicts that I will be mentioning in my essay. The causes of war I will be looking at will be; Politics‚ Nationalism‚ Ideology‚ Land‚ resources‚ historical rivalry‚ ethnic conflict and religion. These are the main causes of war. War is a conflict
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delinquency. Just like‚ lying‚ stealing and playing truant or running away from home. It is often the cause of a lot of mental‚ emotional and also physical damage. Such as damage to property in homes as well as in schools. An undisciplined child is an uncontrollable child and can do just about any damage when he or she does not get whatever he or she wants. What are the causes of indiscipline in the school? Causes within school; this might include the following‚ 1. The teacher taking the lesson is a supply
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“There is no single Caribbean Culture.” Do you agree? Provide arguments and examples to support your answer. Include in your essay explanation for the following term: cultural diversity‚ hybridization‚ and social institutions. “There is no single Caribbean Culture” Caribbean is beloved for tropical climate‚ pristine waters‚ breathtaking beaches‚ and colorful music‚ food and art. The Caribbean is a favorite playground for tourists from all corner of the earth. But outsiders know little
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