Book

Personality and conflict in Jamaica

At the University Press • Liverpool • Published In 1952 • Pages:

By: Kerr, Madeline.

Abstract
The author attempts to demonstrate how socio-cultural situations affect personality formation, starting from the premise that Jamaicans are in a situation of culture contact and conflict. A great deal of information is given on the life cycle, especially child rearing techniques. Politics, religion, and folklore are discussed as projective systems. Data collection methods included intensive interviewing and the use of projective tests such as the Lowenfeld Mosaic and Rorschach.
Subjects
Behavior processes and personality
Acculturation and culture contact
Childhood activities
culture
Jamaicans
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Caribbean
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Psychologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1975-1976
Field Date
1947-1948
Coverage Date
1947-1949
Coverage Place
Jamaica
Notes
Madeline Kerr
The place names used in the document are fictitious: "Sugartown", "Patentville" and "Orange Grove," see Clarke (1957) for similar fictitious names.
LCCN
58026087
LCSH
Jamaica--Social conditions
Jamaica--Race relations