Acceptance of Code Switching within the African American Community Not all African Americans think it is important to code switch to be accepted into society. In fact, some believe that it is a policeman and accuse them of trying to "act white". There are African American women in San Francisco who reuse Standard English. They believe that individuals who code-switch and speak correctly are trying to disassociate themselves from the black race and behave as if they are superior to other African Americans (Doss & Gross, 1994). Code Switching: Education and Socioeconomic Statuses Education has a significant effect on African American variations in code switching and whether they are able to code switch. Uneducated African Americans will have difficulty with code switching. Uneducated African Americans have limited mobility within society (Seymour & Seymour, 1979). This prevents them from moving affectively from Ebonics to Standard English. On the other hand, those with higher levels of education are able to code-switch effortlessly. There are cases where an African American can emerge into the standard American lifestyle and reach a point where he can no longer stoop to the level of