Ethnic identity, religiousness, and drinking among African Americans: What's the connection?

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 465-479

  Smith, Andrea M ^a   Phillips, Clarenda M ^b   Brown, Tamara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Alcohol; Ethnic identity; Religiousness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ETHNOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RELIGION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61749099420     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332640802508192     Document Type: Article

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