Caribbean Studies Intensive Review

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Caribbean Studies Intensive Review

Module 1: CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE

I. Characteristics of Society and Culture

1a. Define the term society.

b. Explain the difference between social institutions and social organizations.

c. Explain what is meant by a role and state its significance to the proper functioning of a society.

Culture

2a. State TWO different definitions of the term culture.

(4marks)

b. What is the difference between material culture and non -material culture?

Explain the following terms.

i. beliefs:

ii. norms:

iii.__________________________________________________________________________________

(3 marks)

c. Identify THREE norms of behaviour specific to the Caribbean and the cultural value associated with each.

d. Identify one positive and one negative consequence of cultural values within a society.

e. Citing one example from within the Caribbean for each, explain what is meant by the following:

i. cultural erasure:

ii. cultural retention:

iii. cultural renewal:

f. Define socialization and explain its importance within a society.

g. Explain the significance of each of the following to the functioning of society:

i. primary socialization:

ii. secondary socialization:


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(3 marks)

b. Name three Caribbean territories where this social stratification was evident.

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Barbados_________________________________ii___________________________iii______________________

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(3marks)

c. What accounted for this in 4b?

(2 marks)

d. Briefly explain FOUR ways in which the cultural diversity resulting from the plantation society in the Caribbean

expresses itself, using concrete examples from within the region for each.

(8 marks)

III. Impact of Geographical Phenomena

1a. What is human ecology?

b. Explain the difference between environmental hazards and environmental disasters.

The difference between environmental hazards and environmental disasters is environmental hazards are the

risks of damage to the environment. However, environmental disasters are disasters to the natural environment

due to human activity.

2a. Name four potentially dangerous volcanoes present in the Caribbean and the respective territory to which

each belongs.

I Soufriere- St. Vincent

ii La Soufriere- Guadeloupe

iii Mt. Pele- Martinique

iv Soufriere Hills- Montserrat

(4 marks)

b. Why do citizens who share the common experience of living in the Caribbean have varying responses to

hazards such as earthquakes and volcanoes?

(3 marks)

3a. Explain TWO ways in which landforms in the Caribbean have influenced systems of production. Cite one

territory as an example for each.


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(6 marks)

b.How does the human ecology of aboriginal society differ from that of the official island governments in the

Caribbean? Refer to at least one Caribbean territory in explaining your answer.

(6 marks)

4a. List THREE ways in which coral reefs are important to the Caribbean.

Three ways in which coral reefs are important to the Caribbean are:

b. Describe THREE threats faced by coral reefs in the region.

Three threats faced by coral reefs in the region are:

c. With reference to the treatment of coral reefs in the Caribbean, explain how governments can be seen as

responsible for the degradation of the natural environment within the Caribbean.

(5 marks)

d. Why do some Caribbean territories seldom experience hurricanes while others are frequently hit?

IV. Impact of Societal Institutions on Caribbean People

1. Explain oneway in which the following Caribbean social institutions have been shaped by colonialism:

a. Education (2 marks)

b. Justice

(2 marks)

2a. Write notes on how the family forms in the Caribbean have emerged from our historical context.

b. Account for the religious tolerance that is a common part of contemporary Caribbean life.

3a. List the main consequences of the non-nuclear family structure.

b. List the main consequences of postcolonial education.


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