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Caribbean Studies module 1
Base on module 1 for caribbean studies for CAPE
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Ethnicity
Definition
Used to describe a group base on racial origin or cultural background.
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Social Stratification
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The ranking of people with in a society.
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Social Mobility
Definition
movement of a person or group from one social status to another.
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Plantation Society
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A closed system where one's status was base on race.
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Plantocracy
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A ruling class, political order or government made up of plantation owners
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Mulatto
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A person of African and European ancestry
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Chattel
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Personal property that can be bought, traded or sold.
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Emancipation
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(1838)
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Caste system
Definition
A closed system
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Bourgeoisie
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The capitalist who owns the mens for production.
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Proletariat
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The person who sell their labour to the bourgeoisie.
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intelligentsia
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The intellectual elite.
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Hybridisation
Definition
The deliberate or unintentional development of new cultural forms.
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syncretism
Definition
the integration of different cultures
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Creolisation
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Term specific to the Caribbean used to describe a fusion of culture traditions.
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Acculturation
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The change identified in a group cause by living in a shared community.
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Interculturation
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The mixing of cultures between groups living together in a society.
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Assimilation
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The process through which a domiant culture is accepted by different groups in a society usually a mix culture.
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Identity
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The recognizable face of something or someone it comprises the conceptions, qualities,beliefs and expressions that make up a person or groups.
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