2. Location and definition of the
Caribbean region
Geographic location
Names of territories
Sub-regions: Greater Antilles, Lesser
Antilles, western Caribbean, Southern
Caribbean, The Bahamas
Position of the Caribbean in relation
to the Caribbean sea, Atlantic Ocean
and the continental land masses.
3. Definitions of the Caribbean
Geographical
Geological
Historical
Political
Caribbean identity and culture
4. Characteristics of society
Shared common purpose
A defined territorial space
Continuity over time and space
Citizenship within a space
5. Culture
Learned behaviour common to all
human beings
Norms and values which provide a
guide to behaviour
Institutions which prescribe behaviour
6. Characteristics of Caribbean
Society and Culture
Cultural diversity
Positive and negative effects of
cultural diversity
Ethnic and cultural differences
Accommodation made among
different ethnic groups with respect
to space, political and economic
power and social visibility
7. Social Stratification
Plantation society and its impact on
Caribbean social stratification
(race, colour, money)
Education as basis for new class
formation and upward mobility (social
mobility)
Concepts such as
plantocracy, intelligentsia, middle
class, bourgeoise, working
class, underclass, caste
8. Hybridization
Factors such as racial admixture and
colour in the formation of Caribbean
society and culture, terms like
mulatto, mestizo, dougla, transcultur
ation, creole
Erasure, retention and renewal of
cultural practices
9. Impact of Historical Processes
Migratory movements and the
establishment of patterns of
settlement by different groups within
the Caribbean from pre-Columbian
times to the present
The development of systems of
production:
encomienda, slavery, indentureship, t
he plantation system
10. History cont’
Responses of Caribbean people to
oppression and genocide:
resistance, development of peasant
groups
Movements towards independence
Political enfranchisement
11. Political enfranchisement
Adult suffrage
Internal self-government
Economic enfranchisement
Entrepreneurial activities, including
shopkeeping and savings societies
12. Geographical impact on society and
culture
Plate tectonics
Definition
Location and movement of the
Caribbean plate
Earthquakes and volcanoes: social
displacement
hurricanes
14. Impact of societal institutions
Family
Education
Religion
Justice System
15. Caribbean-Global Interactions
Consumption patterns: goods and
services
Creative expressions:
festivals, music, theatre arts, culinary
practices
Education: impact of colonialism; the
information age, language;
curriculum reforms, for
example, teaching Caribbean Studies
in universities in the UK
16. Global interactions: Political
influences
Westminster System: Constitutional
monarchy (Jamaica, Barbados and
Bahamas)
Rule of law
Electoral process: first-past-the post
system
Caribbean contribution to the political
life of the host communities of Europe
and north America
17. Global impact continued
Labour: influence of migratory labour
Sport-
cricket, soccer, basketball, track and
field
Religion – traditional and non-
traditional religious practices
Mass Media
Tourism
18. Caribbean influences on extra-
regional countries
Important political issues created
within countries of Europe and North
America by presence of large
numbers of Caribbean people (for
example, impact of Haitians and
Cubans living in Florida upon the
politics of that State)
19. Caribbean impact abroad cont’
The impact of Caribbean festivals like
Notting Hill Carnival in the United
Kingdom, Labour Day in
Brooklyn, Carnival in Miami and
Caribana in Canada on the economies
of the areas where they occur; the
impact of migrant labour on the
economies of the countries of North
America
20. Caribbean impact abroad cont’
The impact of festivals and music of the
Caribbean (for
example, carnival, calypso, reggae, Punta,
salsa, zouk), upon the
festivals, music, pageants and street
parades of the countries of North
America, Europe, Africa and Japan
Impact of Rastafarianism
Influence of Caribbean culinary practices