Chunk #50 — Explanations for Greater Negative Social Consequences of Alcohol Use among African Americans Compared to European Americans — Alcohol Preference and Content
It is possible that some African Americans, especially youth and young adults, may be more prone to consume malt liquor over other alcoholic beverages due to the portrayal of malt liquor as a sign of masculinity among some rap artists and other African American celebrities (Chambers, 2006; Herd, 2000, 2005; Lamont & Molnar, 2001). Some researchers have suggested that this preference contributes to the higher rate of alcohol related problems in this group (Bluthenthal, Brown, Taylor, Guzman-Becerra, & Robinson, 2005; Bradizza et al., 2006; Graves & Kaskutas, 2002). However and not surprisingly, there is evidence for considerable variability in preferred alcoholic beverages among African Americans, suggesting a limited role for malt-liquor in explaining alcohol related problem rates among African Americans (Bradizza et al., 2006; Chen & Paschall, 2003; National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 2000; Sempos et al., 2003). To date, there have been no large population-based studies that have found a relationship between ethnic differences in alcoholic beverage preference and risk for alcohol related problems. Bradizza and colleagues (2006) studied a small sample of 53 young adults
