Category: Health

A Historical Review of Perceptions of Beauty and Colour in the Jamaican Society

I decided to write this post as a follow-up to my articles: From Skin Lightening… and Skin Cancer… so as to demonstrate the impact of socialization on perceptions of beauty and colour, and the retention of such values for more than 30 years between 1940 when Kerr and Henriques researched the issue and 1970 when [...]

Sunday November 23rd, 2008 in Development, Health | No Comments »

Skin cancer is a Major cause of death amongst Jamaicans!

Skin lightening/ bleaching is a big deal in the Jamaican society. It is such a big deal that the Ministry of Health (MOH) saw it important to embrace a campaign geared at its discouragement in February 2007. The practice is very serious because it addresses common concerns about our yearning for beauty. During the period [...]

Sunday November 2nd, 2008 in Health | 4 Comments »
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