, ▁ 1 4 ▁ 1 9 9 0 s : 3 1 ). ▁ ▁An ▁important ▁distinction ▁is ▁made ▁between ▁the ▁Roma ▁individual ▁and ▁the ▁g ad jo , ▁a ▁non - R oma , ▁with ▁a ▁Roma ▁necessarily ▁being ▁someone ▁of ▁Roma ▁blood ▁and / or ▁someone ▁who ▁consist ently ▁demonstr ates ▁membership ▁in ▁and ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁the ▁Roma ▁people — in ▁this ▁way , ▁although ▁in ▁the ▁Car path ian ▁Mountains ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁Roma ▁is ▁strictly ▁based ▁on ▁blood , ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁surrounding ▁B alk an ▁areas , ▁a ▁child ▁of ▁g ad jo ▁blood ▁who ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁Roma ▁family ▁and ▁in ▁Roma ▁culture ▁and ▁demonstr ates ▁consistent ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁the ▁Roma ▁is ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁proper ▁Rom ▁individual , ▁whereas ▁a ▁Roma ▁who ▁has ▁abandoned ▁their ▁roots ▁is ▁not , ▁while ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁" half - bre ed ▁Roma " ▁as ▁either ▁Roma ▁or ▁g ad jo ▁is ▁done ▁sole ly ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁Roma ▁values . ▁ ▁G ender ▁relations ▁are ▁patri arch al , ▁as ▁is ▁also ▁true ▁among ▁Alban ians , ▁but ▁patri arch al ▁values ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁much ▁str ic ter ▁among ▁the ▁Roma ▁than ▁among ▁eth nic ▁Alban ians , ▁although ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁because ▁of ▁recent ▁cultural ▁change ▁among ▁the ▁eth nic ▁Alban ian ▁population . ▁Sex ual ▁m ores ▁among ▁the ▁Roma ▁have ▁similarly ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁much ▁more ▁" pur itan " ▁than ▁among ▁Alban