Latino Churches: Faith, Family, and Ethnicity in the Second GenerationCrane's work shows how a significant number of Latino youth born in the rural Midwest have stayed involved in church out of ethnic and family solidarity. Although these youths do not show the same zeal and enthusiasm for certain traditions held dear by their parents, they have kept the church as a vital social space for expressing their own spirituality and ethnic identity. Latino churches, in turn, are effective in shaping the lives of youth because they function both as supporters and extensions of the family. The family-congregation nexus combines to enable a more selective form of acculturation that maintains a high-level of family cohesion and linguistic-cultural continuity. Crane's study shows that religion continues to increase the diversity of society rather than facilitate the "incorporation" of ethnic groups into a cultural "mainstream." |
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... Christian and non - conventional persuasions among new immigrants , ( e.g. Yemeni and Pakistani Moslems , Hindus , Keralite Christians , Korean Presbyterians , Mexican Pentecostals , and Jamaican Rastafarians ) , it is also likely that ...
... Christian and non - conventional persuasions among new immigrants , ( e.g. Yemeni and Pakistani Moslems , Hindus , Keralite Christians , Korean Presbyterians , Mexican Pentecostals , and Jamaican Rastafarians ) , it is also likely that ...
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... Christians in America ( 1999 ) found that some of the most effective members and leaders were those who were able to add multiple identities ( Chinese , American , Christian ) together without losing any single one . They had fluency in ...
... Christians in America ( 1999 ) found that some of the most effective members and leaders were those who were able to add multiple identities ( Chinese , American , Christian ) together without losing any single one . They had fluency in ...
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... Christianity to Hispanic Catholicism . ” Pp . 409-439 , in Hispanic Catholic Culture in the U.S. edited by J. Dolan and F ... Christian Theology from a Latino Perspective . Nashville , TN : Abingdon . Fenton , John Y. 1988. Transplanting ...
... Christianity to Hispanic Catholicism . ” Pp . 409-439 , in Hispanic Catholic Culture in the U.S. edited by J. Dolan and F ... Christian Theology from a Latino Perspective . Nashville , TN : Abingdon . Fenton , John Y. 1988. Transplanting ...
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