Towards a Caribbean Family Sociology: RE-Engaging Thought, Methodology, and Practice Beyond 2030
As the 2020s gain momentum, it is evident that Caribbean family sociology may not have gained consistent scholarly attention commensurate with that which prevailed during the third quarter of the twentieth century. In the latter period, Caribbean family structure was informed through anthropological lenses while the formation of families relied on demographic concepts and theory. Both influences reigned supreme in framing formal thought, methodology, and practice of a Caribbean sociology.
Contemporary scholarship addressing the requirements of Caribbean family sociology hinges upon fresh sets of thought processes informed not only by anthropologists and demographers but also by criminologists, gender scholars, and education specialists. These five disciplinary domains are discussed with a view towards redressing the formation of concepts, methodology, and progressive practice from the standpoint anthropology, demography, criminology, gender studies, and the philosophy of education to mobilise a Caribbean family sociology that will be fit for purpose beyond the 2020s.