By PAUL ANDREW BOURNE, MSc. (candidate), BSc. (Hons.) INTRODUCTION Political Sciences cannot be viewed in a vacuum from the other sub-disciplines within the Social Sciences as it is continuously interfacing with other disciplines for that matter for example Sociology. The branch of study in the Social Sciences that looks at socialization is Sociology. As such, in order that a comprehensive evaluation of topic be forwarded to my readers, the author will critically examine how soci...
CURRICULUM VITAE PAUL ANDREW BOURNE Home Address 7F Cambridge Street Franklin Town Kingston 16 Kingston, Jamaica Tel. : 1 876 841 4931 Email: paulbourne1@yahoo.com Present Position Graduate Assistant, Dept. of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work; University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica: 2004 Nationality Jamaican EDUCATION M.Sc. Demography (pending) Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus,...
Is Jamaican Creole a language? By Paul Andrew Bourne, BSc. (Hons.) Economics and Demography Over the decades, the elitists among us have continued to “scuff” at Creole (Patois) as a language. This is because of its “mediocritic” origin and the social class associated with its usage. In order that finesse is brought to this discourse, a position must be provided on what constitutes a language. In addition, we must be able to comparatively analyze those factors in order to establish whether...
By Paul Andrew Bourne, MSc. (candidate), Bsc. (Hons) Demography /Economics On Sunday May 9, 2004, an article written by Mr. Mark Thompson appeared in the Sunday Herald under the caption, Studying overseas still costs more than in Jamaica, in reference to the undergraduate programmes offered by the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Such an article was written without any understanding of the epistemological framework of economics. Why? The author does not understand the cri...
Introduction According to Goldsheider (1998) migration is the “detachment from the organization of activities at one place and the movement of the total round of activities to another.” That is, people who move from one place to another while changing their usual place of residence are migrants. This definition, however, excludes people who move from one place to another without changing their place(s) of abode. For instance, vacation travelers and people whose jobs necessitate traveling ...
The life of many Jamaicans has been mesmerized by the quality of ‘local programming’ offered by CVM and TVJ television stations. The programmes aired by both media houses have offered nothing even to the dead. If the directors of programming at both institutions were half as witty like street boys, the level of artistry in local production would have created “Jamaica hood” appeal in movie consumption never seen in Hollywood. In addition, those local productions that are ventilated on tele...
In English for Academic Purposes, Lalla (1998, pp.175 – 200) posits that the most crucial aspect to essay writing is its introduction. She forwards the position that, a good introduction establishes a focus for the writing. The focus, she declares, is established through a thesis statement. To attain the focus throughout the composition, one needs a formal plan. This allows the writer, to structure his/her arguments in an effective directional manner. By offering a background in an essay...
Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. Many developing countries continue to grapple with deficient economic resources, reprehensible government policies and a robust hegemonic class that maintain the exploitation of the laboured class. These societies have a social welfare system that does not ameliorate the wellbeing of the poor. With time, it is revealed that the demagogues are primarily concerned with self, associates and the perpetuation of the status quo that oftentimes exclud...
Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. INTRODUCTION Contemporary societies hold particular social prejudices through their interpretations of the world, which unfold in their actions, policies and thesis. Many systems are designed against stated groups. Single mothers are oftentimes viewed as outcast, and if they are young – the label is ‘whore’. This group is marginalized by societies in comparison to the orthodox married couple. Businesses’ policies, directly or indirec...
Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. The hegemonic supremacy and categorization of the Jamaican landscape is primarily the justifiable reason for the plethora of sophisticated demonstrations in some zones and this is an indication of the social hemorrhaging of the masses. Many of those happenings are caused from the lack of monologue of the business constituents. The elitists have exponentially benefited from playing the proletariat class but they have not offered their clientele t...
By Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons) UWI Kirszner and Mandel (1998, pp.3-20) in an article titled Writing Essays, posit that writing goes through a series of interrelated processes: "planning", "shaping", "writing", "revising", "editing" and "proofreading" before there is a finality of thought. Without planning, the writing process is oftentimes a maze to which the writer has no end in sight. The prelude to any form of effective writing is the planning stage. It is at this stage that t...
Paul Andrew Bourne, BSc. (Hons) Demography and Economics Fair trade" or "Fairtrade" aims to guarantee not just fair prices, but also the principles of ethical purchasing. These principles include adherence to [International Labour Organization] ILO agreements such as those banning child and slave labour, guaranteeing a safe workplace and the right to unionise, adherence to the United Nations charter of human rights, a fair price that will at least cover the cost of production and facilit...
AUTHOR: Mohammed TEXTBOOK: Contending with Destiny: The Caribbean in the 21st Century EDITOR: Professor Kenneth Hall and Denis Benn Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons); Dip. Edu. INTRODUCTION Mohammed (2000) in "Contending with destiny: The Caribbean in the 21st Century" forwarded a viewpoint on the changing roles of women in Caribbean societies that exposed some of the socio-cultural biases in past as well as contemporary societies. The writer’s monograph lacked critical so...
By Paul Andrew Bourne, MSc. (candidate), BSc. (Hons.) The government of Jamaica and by extension the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) through the Minister of Education, the Most Honourable Mrs. Maxine Henry-Wilson, recently took a principled and land marked position. They argued to allow all the current students (May 2004) of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, to write their April/May 2004 examinations despite the candidates’ inability to pay their tuition fees. Was the...
By paul andrew bourne, M.Sc. (pending), B.Sc. (Hons), Dip. Edu. The department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work within the Faculty of Social Science at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, recent carried out a quantitative/qualitative study of adolescents. The research was to explore urban St. Catherine adolescents’ reproductive health practices and their survivability. A group of social researchers carried out this study, and chief among them was Herbert Gayle an ant...