Immigrants have once migrated to our country in tiny groups and they made up a miniscule part of our population. Over time, they have strived, reproduced, and are just as stable as they should be. The African immigrants of Jamaica Avenue are relevant in this situation. They all have a particular kinship and bond that other groups may not. They have worked hard and have worked together along the journey. After some centuries of Africans being in the country and succeeding, a researcher must wonder what particular jobs this group currently does, and what they do. Immigrants have moved to the country and founds a variety of jobs to succeed being in the new environment. The group of Africans have a significant importance. First and foremost, …show more content…
There are themes of Economics definitely used and proven by the research. Economic Anthropology is the study that focuses on the economic systems cross culturally. There are five modes of livelihood in economic anthropology. A mode of livelihood is a particular way the group makes their money, gathers their resources, and becomes overall stable and well off in the economy. One mode of livelihood is foraging, where you go out and search for your food in the ways hunting, gathering, fishing and such. Horticulture is a mode of livelihood where they utilize domesticated plants and garden, and hand tools are used. For this group, age and gender definitely separates and influences the type of labor and type of job that is taken on in this mode of livelihood. The last mode of livelihood is Pastoralism, which is a mode of livelihood based on domesticated animal herds and the use of those products, like meat and milk. This mode of livelihood has gone far back into time and has been implemented to use for quite a while. Agriculture is a fourth mode of livelihood, and is an intensive method of livelihood. It involves growing plants and using plowing, irrigation, and some fertilization to produce its goods. This mode of livelihood is definitely land and water oriented. The fifth mode of livelihood is industrialism, where goods and services are produced through mass employment in business and commercial operations. The theme of economics is definitely the one that describes the research. Each mode of livelihood in economic anthropology is used and supports the active routines of buying and selling. For example, without foraging, there would be no fruit stands on the avenue, and slightly less jobs would be there. Without industrialism, the many stores of clothing and gear wouldn’t have been made well known. Economics affects the immigrant jobs because the produced goods are