Poverty and Prayer: Spiritual Narratives of Elderly African-American Women

Fifty elderly African-American women living in poverty were interviewed for a research project entitled, "Chronic Poverty and the Self in Later Life." Using four illustrative case studies from the 50 respondents, this paper explores the women's faith in God as a method of coping with...

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Main Author: Black, Helen K. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 1999
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1999, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 359-374
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