Stephenson BrathwaiteJudith Gill

Mark Wilson

CaribbeanSocial Studiestor CSEC®

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3.1 Resources 1343.2 Population 1363.3 The census 1403.4 Population density 1443.5 Population growth 1463.6 Birth and death rates 1483.7 The population pyramid 1513.8 Population problems 1543.9 Migration 1573.10 Internal migration 1593.11 CaribbeanJrllgration 161~...3.12 International migration 1633.13 Human resources 1653.14 Public health and nutrition 1653.15 Education and human resources 1703.16 Sports, culture and human resources 1733.17 Jobs and careers 1753. 18 Looking for work 177

2.8 Electoral processes 932.9 First-past-the-post 952.10 Proportional representation 972.11 How political parties prepare for elections 1002.12 Factars that influence the outcome of

elections 1042.13 Factars that influence vater participation

in elections 1072.14 The executive 1092.15 The judiciary 1122.16 Legislature 1152.17 Constitutional monarchy 1192.18 Republicanism 1212.19 "Functions of governments 1232.20 The relationship between citizens and

government as stated in the constitution 1252.21 Essentials of good governance 1282.22 The role of the opposition in ensuring

good governance 1312.23 Important institutions in promoting

good governance 132

ContentsWhat's on the CD? viIntroduction viii

The individual and the family1.1 The concept of family 021.2 Family types 061.3 Advantages and disadvantages of family

types 081.4 Functions of the family 111.5 Forming families 141.6 Factars that assist in preparation for

parenthood 171.7 Characteristics of effective parents 201.8 Forms of marriage 231.9 The law and the family 251.10 Roles in the Caribbean family 291.11 Changing roles in the Caribbean family 331.12 Causes of chan ging roles 361.13 Effect of chan ging roles on Caribbean

society 391.14 Changing roles and male marginalization 411.15 What are social issues and problems? 441.16 Abuse 481.17 Other social problems 511.18 The effects of social problems 541.19 Strategies for dealing with social

problems 561.20 Caribbean society and culture 601.21 Culture and change 631.22 Protecting and developing Caribbean

culture 661.23 Global recognition of Caribbean culture 69

The individual and society2.1 Groups 722.2 Types and functions of groups 762.3 Cohesion and social control in groups 792.4 Leadership 822.5 Institutions 832.6 Basic functions of institutions 872.7 Introduction to government 92

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Resources

4.1 Introduction to integration 2064.2 Major challenges facing the Caribbean

region 2084.3 The West Indies Federation 2124.4 The Caribbean Free Trade Association

(CARIFTA) 2154.5 The Caribbean Community (Caricom) 2184.6 The Caribbean Common Market 2204.7 Globalization and trade liberalization 2224.8 The Caricom Single Market (CSM) 2244.9 The Caricom Single Economy (CSE) 2284.10 The governing structure of the

Caribbean Community (Caricom) underthe Revised Treaty 230

4.11 Functions of the Caricom secretariat 2334.12 The West Indies Associated States Council

of Ministers (WISA):the Eastern CaribbeanCommon Market the Organization ofEastern Caribbean States (OECS):and theOrganization of Eastern Caribbean StatesEconomic Union 234

4.13 The governing structure of theOrganization of Eastern Caribbean States(OECS)under the revised Treaty ofBasseterre 236 '

4.14 The Association of Caribbean States(ACS)and CARIFORUM 237

4.15 Regional factors that promote integration 2394.16 Extra-regional factors that promote

integration 2414.17 Factors that hinder regional integration:

governanceissues 2424.18 Other factors hindering regional

integration 2454.19 The benefits of regional integration 248

3.19 Rights and responsibilities3.20 Employee or entrepreneur?3.21 Employment and unemployment3.22 Why some countries have high

unemployment3.23 Why some people have no job3.24 Reducing unemployment3.25 Natural resources3.26 Resources and development3.27 Pollution and climate change

Communications

4.20 The role of citizens. business es andgovernment in the integration process 252

4.21 Areas of regional cooperation 255

Tourism

Consumer affairs

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6.1 Ways of communicating 2966.2 Non-verbal communication 2986.3 Written communication 3016.4 Media for interpersonal communication 3036.5 The right medium for a message 3076.6 Dialogue and communication breakdown 3086.7 Media ownership 3126.8 Mass media in the Caribbean 3166.9 National. regional and global media 3216.10 Our cultural heritage 3246.11 Regulation and media freedom 3296.12 Protection of creative work 332

5.1 Tourism in the Caribbean 2585.2 The host country 2635.3 The source country 2675.4 Tourism and the economy 2695.5 Careers in tourism 2715.6 Tourism and the physical environment 2745.7 Land use and beach access 2775.8 The social and cultural environment 2805.9 National and international policies 2835.10 Challenges for tourism 2875.11 Cooperation and technology 291

7. 1 Categories of consumers 3367.2 Factors which influence consumer

demand for goods and services 3387.3 How consumers use modern technology

to conduct transactions 3417.4 How the consumer can protect

himjherself 3437.5 The role of government and other

agencies in educating and protectingconsumers 348

7.6 How consumers practice thrift 3517.7 Reasons for saving 353

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7.8 Benefits of credit unions to consumersin the region 355

7.9 Strategies to deal with the effects ofdevaluation, depreciation, and inflation 357

7.10 The effects of globalization and tradeliberalization on consumers 359

7.11 How consumers can contribute to thesustainable development of the region 360

Research in Social Studies8.1 Research in Social Studies: School Based

Assessment (SBA)and Paper 03/2 3648.2 Choosing an area of research 3668.3 Planning yom investigation 3678.4 Collecting data 3708.5 Presenting and analysing data 3748.6 Findings and recommendations 3778.7 Writing and presentation 3788.8 Paper 03/2: alternative to the

School-Based Assessment 3808.9 Paper 03/2: practice 382

Exam-style questions 383Glossary 390

Index 400