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Exploring the context of child sexual abuse in Jamaica: addressing the deficits
- Authors:
- SAMMS Kimika M., CHOLEWA Blaire E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 23(2), 2014, pp.115-127.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Jamaican media sources have recently noted the prevalence of child sexual abuse within the country. While research has continually noted the mental health impact of child sexual abuse, there is a dearth of literature on the relationship between the two in Jamaica. The purpose of this article is to provide the context of child sexual abuse in Jamaica, including the cultural considerations, current legislation, government created agencies, and modes of treatment. Moreover, recommendations are given for public health educators, school personnel, and mental health service providers in order to improve the psychological well-being of sexually abuse children. (Publisher abstract)
The relationship between childhood sexual abuse and sexual dysfunction in Jamaican adults
- Authors:
- SWABY Antoneal N., MORGAN Kai A. D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18(3), May 2009, pp.247-266.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Jamaican sexual behaviour normally begins at an early age, and is often associated with poverty, absent fathers in the home, and the social context of sexual ideas along with the tacit approval of early childbearing. This study investigated the links between early traumatic sexualisation and later sexual dysfunction in a sample of 100 Jamaican adults, 70% female, aged 18 to 49 years, while identifying the association between age, frequency of abuse, and gender on sexual functioning. Participants were selected via purposive and convenience sampling and divided equally into comparison and experimental groups based on socio-demographic characteristics. Findings showed that childhood sexual abuse is a likely factor in the development of sexual dysfunction in Jamaican adults, especially in the domains of orgasm, sexual drive, and relationship. Gender, frequency, and age of abuse are also seen to impact specific areas of an individual's sexual functioning. In ending, the results are discussed with respect to previous research for their implications in order to better understand sexuality in the Jamaican context.
The role of sympathy on avoidance intention toward persons living with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica
- Authors:
- NORMAN L.R., CARR R., UCHE C.
- Journal article citation:
- AIDS Care, 18(8), November 2006, pp.1032-1039.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
As the number of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) continues to increase in Jamaica, concerns of attitudes become more important. As such, the objective of the present study is to examine the attitudes of university students in Jamaica toward PLWHA including sympathy and avoidance intentions. A large sample of 1,252 university students was surveyed between June 2001 and February 2002 using a 193-item questionnaire that measured HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. Results revealed that less than half of the students reported sympathetic attitudes toward homosexual males or female prostitutes living with HIV/AIDS (41% and 44%, respectively) while the majority reported sympathetic attitudes toward heterosexual males and non-prostitute females living with the disease (67% and 81%, respectively). Most students (80%) reported no avoidance intentions toward family members or friends living with the disease. Sympathy, HIV knowledge, education and awareness were associated with no avoidance intention of HIV-positive family members and friends. These findings suggest that sympathy could be important in improving prosocial intentions toward PLWHA and warrants further research.
Evolving Jamaican migrant identities: contrasts between Britain, Canada and the USA
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Paul, BAUER Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Community Work and Family, 6(1), April 2003, pp.89-102.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper uses the evidence of life-story interviews with migrant members of transnational Jamaican families who have kin in Britain and North America as well as Jamaica. The interviews show that Jamaicans who go to the USA usually strongly maintain a straightforward Jamaican identity, rejecting identification as Americans. Migrants to Britain and Canada, by contrast, more often develop various forms of mixed identity. The paper suggest that the most influential experiences which shape these differences are in the immigration processes, segregated housing, and the restricted mixed black-white sociability in the USA.
Sustainable communities economic development and social change: two case studies of 'garrison communities' in Jamaica
- Author:
- WINT Eleanor
- Journal article citation:
- Community Work and Family, 5(1), April 2002, pp.85-101.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Although the concept of sustainable communities is often referred to as being closely allied to environmental sustainability, it also embodies notions of sustainable development, empowerment and increase in community autonomy. The concept of sustainability assumes a process of social and/or economic development that has as a high priority the needs of the future generation. However, models of social and economic development employed in developing countries must rely heavily on political, social and psychological empowerment techniques being employed at the community level, in order to warrant any type of sustainability becoming apparent. Two case studies taken from Kingston, Jamaica, demonstrate the process of community economic development (CED) employed and provide a source for analysis of one writer's criteria for sustainable development. Conclusions are subsequently drawn as to the usefulness of this particular CED model in contributing to sustainable community-driven action. The analysis also points to improvement in the quality of life, acceptance of a 'third-party' support mechanism, the creation of an atmosphere for continued community decision making and continued visible government support as important factors in the struggle to maintain a responsible, viable community which will be acceptable to present and future generations.
Exodus?: some social and policy implications of return migration from the U.K to the Commonwealth Caribbean in the 1990s
- Author:
- GOULBOURNE Harry
- Journal article citation:
- Policy Studies, 20(3), September 1999, pp.157-172.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper is concerned with the process of return migration from Britain to the Commonwealth Caribbean in the 1990s. The volume of return shows that the desire of Caribbean immigrants eventually to re-settle in the lands of their births is being partly realised. But the notion of 'return' must be widely understood, because the process includes offspring and spouses who were not born in the region and are, therefore, first-time migrants. This article suggests that the problems and opportunities generated by this dynamic cross-Atlantic