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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Page 76
... Mexico it was the wage differential between the United States and Mexico . Those who arrived in the early 1990s have been followed by family members . High school students who were interviewed all had relatives here before they arrived ...
... Mexico it was the wage differential between the United States and Mexico . Those who arrived in the early 1990s have been followed by family members . High school students who were interviewed all had relatives here before they arrived ...
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... Mexico and return around New Years Eve . Last year his abuela ( grandmother ) came here . Danny recalled earlier visits to the ranchos with some sentiment : KC : what does it feel like to visit these places ? D : it's fun cause you do ...
... Mexico and return around New Years Eve . Last year his abuela ( grandmother ) came here . Danny recalled earlier visits to the ranchos with some sentiment : KC : what does it feel like to visit these places ? D : it's fun cause you do ...
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... Mexico at the time , and only came back briefly . She says it was tough , because her mother did not beg from anyone ... Mexico to visit them regularly . She was never close to her father . Her dad wanted to take them back to Mexico ...
... Mexico at the time , and only came back briefly . She says it was tough , because her mother did not beg from anyone ... Mexico to visit them regularly . She was never close to her father . Her dad wanted to take them back to Mexico ...
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