In chronicling the biopsychosocial issues that are part of our society and which are characteristic of the varied life patterns in our modern day society, we analyze the life of a subject who is female and is a Native American. Born and raised in America, the subject is black and is 44 years of age. She has four siblings who include three brothers and a sister. She has no religious affiliation and has been working for the last twelve years. She is presently a retiree from the Department of Conservation (DOC). Her family history has been analyzed below and includes a peek into her ethnic and racial roots and the close relatives she has had.
Her immediately family is composed of three brothers and a sister as her siblings. One of her brothers is married to a white female and the sister has never married but has had relationships and has a white child out of wedlock. The person we are investigating or our subject has two Caucasian children out of wedlock. One of her children is aged 24years while the other is seven years old. The subject has had several recurring problems in her life and these include mental problems, alcoholism and drug abuse. Her family members have their lives described in the following paragraph.
Her father passed away at the age of 55 and had been a chief of police. He was schooled and had attended school for a total of 12 years. Her, (the subject), mother was in the medical profession and is currently retired. One of her brothers, a half-brother, has been to school and whose occupation is in side jobs. He is not in permanent employment and cannot be said to have a stable income. He is 48 years of age.
Another of her brothers, aged 46 years, has completed school and dabbles in the hotel busines...
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... a stable with one can settle down with and bring about positive change. The subject concedes that her problem lies in facing development difficulties because she is single and has no one to support her.
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