Tammy is a student who does fieldwork in a low-income neighborhood near her college.She interviews women who say they are very religious but don't go to church.She interprets these data after reading Susan Crawford Sullivan's research,which explains that low-income religious women often don't go to church both because of logistics and because of stigma.Because of this,their religion is:
A) disingenuous,because religious people must participate in religious organizations.
B) still important as a source of resilience and meaning.
C) tenuous,making it impossible to understand whether or not they are likely to remain religious.
D) more like the religious practice of men in general,having weaker belief.

Question

Tammy is a student who does fieldwork in a low-income neighborhood near her college.She interviews women who say they are very religious but don't go to church.She interprets these data after reading Susan Crawford Sullivan's research,which explains that low-income religious women often don't go to church both because of logistics and because of stigma.Because of this,their religion is: 
A) disingenuous,because religious people must participate in religious organizations. 
B) still important as a source of resilience and meaning. 
C) tenuous,making it impossible to understand whether or not they are likely to remain religious. 
D) more like the religious practice of men in general,having weaker belief.

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Despite not attending church, the religion of low-income women interviewed by Tammy is still important as a source of resilience and meaning, as explained by Susan Crawford Sullivan's research.

Tammy Is a Student Who Does Fieldwork in a Low-Income