The family system of the Paramaribo Creoles

1. Introduction -- 1.1. General -- 1.2. Social Research in Surinam -- 1.3. The West Indian Family System -- 1.4. The Situation in Surinam -- 2. Surinam -- 2.1. Geography -- 2.2. Political Development -- 2.3. History of Agriculture -- 2.4. Other Sectors of the Economy -- 2.5. The Demographic Situation -- 2.6. The Creoles -- 3. The Research -- 3.1. The Place of Research -- 3.2. The Method of Research -- 4. The Initial Period of Settlement of the Plantation Colony Up to the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1808 -- 4.1. Population -- 4.2. The Organization of Slavery -- 4.3. The Family Life of the Slaves -- 4.4. Government, Private and Church Interference in the Family Life of Slaves -- 4.5. The Family Life of the Masters and the free Mulattoes and free Negroes -- 5. The Period from 1808 Up to Emancipation in 1863 -- 5.1. General -- 5.2. The Dwindling Slave Force -- 5.3. Measures for the Improvement of the Slaves' Family Life and Reproductive Capacity -- 5.4. Man-Woman Relationships among the Slaves -- 5.5. The Family Life of the Free Population -- 6. The Post-Emancipation Period -- 6.1. General -- 6.2. The Rural Exodus of the Creole Population -- 6.3. The Creole as Gold Digger and Balata Bleeder -- 6.4. Other Creole Occupations -- 6.5. Unemployment -- 6.6. The post-Emancipation Family System -- 7. The Situation after World War II -- 7.1. General -- 7.2. Characteristic Features of the Sample Population -- 7.3. The Present Socio-Economic Conditions -- 8. The Nature of Unions and the Household Structure -- 8.1. General -- 8.2. Alternative Unions between Men and Women -- 8.3. The Structure of Households -- 8.4. Unmarried Women and Women not Living in Concubinage and their Children -- 9. The Functioning of the Family System -- 9.1. General -- 9.2. The Desire for Children -- 9.3. Birth Control -- 9.4. Traditional Practices in Connection with Pregnancy and Childbirth -- 9.5. Childhood -- 9.6. Adulthood -- 9.7. Old Age -- 9.8. Death -- 10. Final Remarks -- 10.1. General -- 10.2. The West Indian Family System of Paramaribo as an Adaptation Model -- Appendix 1. Letter of Introduction explaining the Nature of the Research -- Appendix 2. The Questionnaire -- Appendix 3. Tables A–R not inserted in the text -- Appendix 4. Interview Scheme B.O.G. Sample -- Biblography.

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