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:

Tammy interprets her fieldwork 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 still important as a source of resilience and meaning. Sullivan argues that both organized and personal religion can provide important resources to poor urban mothers facing difficult challenges.