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the culture of race in middle‐class Kingston, Jamaica
Author(s) -
ALEXANDER JACK
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
american ethnologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.875
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1548-1425
pISSN - 0094-0496
DOI - 10.1525/ae.1977.4.3.02a00020
Subject(s) - race (biology) , terminology , mythology , phenomenon , sociology , class (philosophy) , middle class , cultural phenomenon , gender studies , anthropology , history , epistemology , political science , philosophy , law , linguistics , classics
This contribution to the understanding of race as a cultural phenomenon in the Caribbean analyzes the reality created by a racial terminology that has bewildered observers by its many terms and their uses. The analysis shows that race symbolizes mythological time and thereby anchors in the past a belief in the fragmented nature of society.