African and Creole Slave Family Patterns in Trinidad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6079438 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B W Higman (University of the West Indies, Jamaica, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-178 |
| Publication date | 1978-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036319907800300205 |
| OpenAlex | W2058812084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 18 |
In the study of Caribbean family patterns, few scholars have argued for a genuine con-tinuity of African forms among the black population. Although similarities have been observed between the matrifocality of modern Caribbean family structure and the matrilineal systems of particular African groups, it is generally held that this matri-focality can be explained adequately by the slave experience, without reference to the African heritage (Rodman, 1971: 8). Fer-nando Henriques, for example, contends that the Akan, a matrilineal and polyg4-mous people, were culturally influential in Jamaica, but &dquo;the direct encouragement of
Creole language · Ethnology · Genealogy · Geography · Linguistics · Sociology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Cuban History and Society · Demography · History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 39 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 2022 (44) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |