1. Colonization's effects on Jamaica's Cultural Identity
Advances in technology, changes in politics and government, and economic fluctuations, to name only a few examples, all affect how members of a particular culture view themselves and their place in the world. ... This "hierarchy of shades" equates social status and autonomy with skin color. ... Sidney Mintz, in his essay entitled "The Caribbean as a Socio-Cultural Area," discusses the common trends of a socio-cultural development in the Caribbean. ... In her novel, Cliff describes how color and economic lines divide churches. Cliff asserts that even the great unifying force of the church canno...
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