<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWalikuwa wakihudhuria ibada za kanisa na matukio ya kijamii ya ujirani kwa sababu benki ndogo, shule, na taasisi nyingine za jamii ziliendeshwa na watu wa tabaka la juu wa eneo hilo ambao waliwalazimisha kufuata sheria fulani.  <response>: They attended church services and neighborhood social events because small banks, schools, and other community institutions were run by a local elite that enforced a certain kind of conformity. 