Impact of Societal Institutions on Caribbean People

Family is defined as....

• A group of individuals related by blood

• 3 persons related by marriage or blood

• A group of individuals related by marriage, blood and/or adoption

• A group of individuals living under the same roof

Which group is the most important factor to the socialization of children?

• Churches

• Schools

• Family

• Summer camps

Who was appointed to distribute education after slavery was abolished and to whom?

• British scholars, masses

• Parents, children

• Churches, children

• Churches, masses

What definition is best suited for Barrel children?

• Children who are shipped in barrels across the sea

• Children who are kept at home with their parents and are sent barrels by their relatives

• Children who live with their parent's friends or with older siblings who are sent barrels from their biological parents

• Children who are left to fend for themselves and are occasionally sent barrels

What is the main function of the Justice System?

• To maintain law and order in society

• To carry out punishments as they see fit

• To bring all matters to court

• To ensure the safety of all citizens

These two religious bodies have roots from the Yoruba peoples:

• Shango and Spiritual revivalists

• Rastafarians and Orisha

• Spiritual Baptists and Orisha

• Revivalists and Shango

How has Religion affected gender roles? Choose all that applies.

• Predetermining a woman’s place in education, as principals had to be males

• Greater emphasis on the role of women in domestic duties

• Only allowing men to do hard labour and technical work

• Keeping the women under strict diets while men are allowed to eat as they please

True or false: Children will copy the roles demonstrated by their peers but not their parents.

• True

• False

How has the Family played its role in health? Choose all that apply.

• Family members are not allowed to eat pork

• Use of home and/or bush remedies

• Fostering non-communicable diseases in the family because of unhealthy diets

• Allowing both girls and boys to pursue medical careers

What type of family has been more common over the years in the Caribbean?

• Single Parent

• Sibling household

• Extended Family

• Nuclear family