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 108
... attends parties and events among Anglos . His religious involvement is one exception to this -- he and his family attend the Spanish mass at St. Barbara's church . KC : Why do you go to misa en español ? D : I think it means something ...
... attends parties and events among Anglos . His religious involvement is one exception to this -- he and his family attend the Spanish mass at St. Barbara's church . KC : Why do you go to misa en español ? D : I think it means something ...
Page 125
... attending , and at age 15 she was baptized . Eventually the parents stopped attending , but Victoria and her brother and sister kept going . Victoria says her parents are Catholic , but they don't attend church . She doesn't see a lot ...
... attending , and at age 15 she was baptized . Eventually the parents stopped attending , but Victoria and her brother and sister kept going . Victoria says her parents are Catholic , but they don't attend church . She doesn't see a lot ...
Page 202
... attend a Latino church ? Why do you prefer Latino churches over English speaking churches ? Do you study the bible and your lesson in Spanish ? How often do you attend Sunday School , catechism , Divine service , culto , youth meetings ...
... attend a Latino church ? Why do you prefer Latino churches over English speaking churches ? Do you study the bible and your lesson in Spanish ? How often do you attend Sunday School , catechism , Divine service , culto , youth meetings ...
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