The present writer, Miller (1971), has postulated that one of the legacies of colonialism, slavery, and the adoption of British social philosophy in Jamaican society is that members of the society are socialized to habitually evaluate worth according to three major criteria: 
(a) The racial criterion: White persons, Caucasian physical features, and Western culture and customs are evaluated as being of higher status, greater value, greater worth, and more significant than persons of other racial types, of other physical features characteristic of other races, and of cultures and customs characteristic of other races. 
(b) The Creole criterion: Jamaica, Jamaicans, and things of Jamaican origin are evaluated as being of less worth and significance than those of other nations, especially when compared to Western nations. 
(c) The class criterion: People born in certain families, who attend certain schools, who speak Standard English with a particular accent, who hold certain jobs, who live in certain areas, and who attend certain churches are perceived as being of greater worth, value, and significance than other persons.