... a vehicle for upward mobility in today's society. Within our families and community, there are more flexible roles, meaning that our parents do not necessarily have to be there all day everyday for us. Our grandparents, aunts, uncles, and sometimes cousins take on the role of mother and father while our real parents are working, out of town, or if for some ... extended family in our community, and this is seen in the fact that we call members of our church "Brother" and "Sister", followed by their first or last name (i.e. Sister Dee or Brother Wright). One aspect of the African-American...

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