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Brisbane, Francis L. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1989
Uses data from 20 case studies of Black adult female children of alcoholic parents to discuss Family Hero role often assumed by oldest or only female child in Black alcoholism families. Explains how female-dominated survival role of Family Hero in Black families is significantly more related to racial and cultural factors than numbers alone may…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcoholism, Birth Order, Black Family