Family Roles In Black Culture

is woven into black culture. As stated previously, maybe faith in God is what has given African Americans the inspiration to persevere.
They are also adaptable in regards to family roles. Due to past experiences, mothers have been forced to be the sole parent in the household. Grandparents have also been known to raise children in the absence of the parents. They also have tough kinship bonds. Once again, a mechanism used during slavery has been passed on generation to generation that allows for people of no blood relation to be welcomed into the family and treated as though they are. Even with the insensitivity of their oppressors, African Americans chose to teach their children the values of honesty, integrity and the “golden rule.” …show more content…
Elder women would teach younger women everything from how to bathe properly, to cooking, to being a good wife. We were once told to be loyal and attract a black man to marry and raise children. I say this because my research showed the over all, black women still prefer to marry within their race. It is felt that someone from another race would never understand the struggle that our people have endured. Perhaps we view this a selling out or the ultimate betrayal to the black race. Either way we have become so active in our culture and maintaining our heritage, but forget that whomever we choose as a partner, needs and most likely wants to understand our culture, and therefore will interchange our culture with theirs for personal growth. The choice not to date outside of their race limits the prospective suitors for black women. Now we seek advice from our peers who have the same understanding about concepts as we do. We are not able to provide each other the advice that comes with wisdom and experience. No longer is loyalty explained to us. We aren’t told the when you marry, you have made an agreement. This is an agreement to stand together and work on the depth of the marriage. We aren’t told the oneness that you experience with another person and how you are to rely on this person for the rest of your life. Our culture no longer shows this as the goal, no, we listen to fiends telling us to leave of mates when times get tough, single is good, and love of self over all other things. What they don’t tell you is deep down, they secretly want a mate. Everyone does. It is a basic human emotion. Unfortunately, our culture is no longer telling us that nothing should separate us from our marriage partner. This statement is all inclusive. This means that your pride, social economic status, beliefs, of culture. The bible teaches that we are to “leave father and mother” and “cling” to our spouse. Leave