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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... bilingual programs have not been as successful in providing education services to Latino youth . His program within ... bilingual programs for some time ? " I ask . He says it is a misperception that all Latinos are bilingual and migrant ...
... bilingual programs have not been as successful in providing education services to Latino youth . His program within ... bilingual programs for some time ? " I ask . He says it is a misperception that all Latinos are bilingual and migrant ...
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... Bilingual Tutor and Mexican - American who grew up in Meyerton , claimed that he experienced cultural biases in the test . ( How much more for Latino newcomers . ) The way standardized tests are given could also be a factor : a bilingual ...
... Bilingual Tutor and Mexican - American who grew up in Meyerton , claimed that he experienced cultural biases in the test . ( How much more for Latino newcomers . ) The way standardized tests are given could also be a factor : a bilingual ...
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... bilingual . The recent RENIR project in Houston reveals that despite strategies of reproducing ethnicity and language many ethnic congregations are generally not successful in retaining a substantial and bilingual second generation ...
... bilingual . The recent RENIR project in Houston reveals that despite strategies of reproducing ethnicity and language many ethnic congregations are generally not successful in retaining a substantial and bilingual second generation ...
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