Description
Presented here is evidence which challenges several stereotypical misrepresentations of the attitudes which Blacks had towards their families. The book is replete with cases of Black mothers and fathers, who by dint of their own persistence and sacrifice, ensured that their children had access to health care and education, thereby challenging contemporary stereotyping of Black parents as irresponsible and neglectful. In today's context when social researchers are still focussed on trying to find the "invisible and marginal" Black male, the book presents abundant evidence of male activism on behalf of family and locates him as significant and central in the activation of his familial roles. Irrespective of challenges facing the family, the fact that so many Black Jamaicans engaged in some form of family advocacy in the worst of times, as well as in the best of times, affirms the endurance of the ties that bind, a theme which is central to this work.
About the Author
Jenny M. Jemmott is a Lecturer in History and Heritage Studies, Department of History and Archaeology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Her publications include The Caribbean, The Atlantic World & Global Transformation: Lectures in Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations in History (co-edited with Aleric Josephs and Kathleen E.A. Monteith).
Book Information
ISBN 9789766405069
Author Jenny M. Jemmott
Format Paperback
Page Count 260
Imprint University of the West Indies Press
Publisher University of the West Indies Press
Weight(grams) 392g