Family Essay

The Caribbean is characterized by matrifocality. Is this a true assessment of  the Caribbean?

This essay was submitted by user: sasa09
General Comments on sasa09 Submitted Essay
•    This essay was well written.
•    The candidate understood the question and interpreted the question satisfactorily.
•    The Candidate referred to the relevant sociological theorists as it relates to the question.
•    Since the question spoke about the Caribbean in general, the candidate used her initative to confine her case study support to one country in this case Jamaica - by citing relevant data relating to the issue (matrifocality). Altogether the essay was coherent.
Suggestions for an enhanced essay:
The candidate could have included data from one or two more other Caribbean territories to drive home the point that matrifocality is prevalent in the Caribbean.
•    In 1997 Mondesire and Dunn noted the percentage of female headed
households in various countries:
Antigua 41.5%, Bahamas 35.8%, Barbados 45.3%, Grenada 42.7%,
Jamaica 38.0% and Trinidad & Tobago 28.1%.