About the author: Bonnie Hatchett received a PhD in Social Work from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is currently Interim Director of the Social Work Program at University of Texas, El Paso.
2002 0-7734-7337-8 Explores how drinking status, religiosity, and religious affiliation are associated with beliefs about alcohol usage among African American women 55 years of age and older. The relationship between religion and attitudes and behaviors related to alcohol suggest that the church could be sued as a vehicle for the dissemination of educational information about alcohol use and possible treatment options.