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Jamaican families.

Dianne Cooney Miner1

  • 1Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA.

Holistic Nursing Practice
|February 25, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Caribbean family structures, particularly matrifocal ones in Jamaica, are adaptive responses to poverty, not causes of societal issues. This research reframes understanding of family resilience.

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Anthropology
  • Caribbean Studies

Background:

  • Traditional European scholarship viewed Caribbean families through a patriarchal nuclear lens.
  • Matrifocal family structures were consequently deemed disorganized and dysfunctional.
  • This perspective overlooked the agency and adaptive capacity of Caribbean families.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a contemporary analysis of the Jamaican family.
  • To challenge the notion that Caribbean family structures cause social marginalization.
  • To explore how family structures in poverty support essential functions and survival.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of family structures in Jamaica.
  • Examination of socio-economic factors influencing family dynamics.
  • Focus on adaptive strategies within low-income households.

Main Results:

  • Jamaican family structures are products of member agency and adaptation.
  • These structures effectively support family functions and survival despite poverty.
  • The family is not the root cause of marginalization in developing nations.

Conclusions:

  • Re-evaluation of Caribbean family structures is necessary, moving beyond outdated patriarchal models.
  • Jamaican families demonstrate resilience and adaptive strategies crucial for survival.
  • Understanding family agency is key to addressing social marginalization.

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