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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... involvement in church and activities , the meaning to them of church involvement ( phenomenological , interpretive dimensions ) . 5 ) involvement in ethnic organizations : voluntary organizations , formal or informal activities that ...
... involvement in church and activities , the meaning to them of church involvement ( phenomenological , interpretive dimensions ) . 5 ) involvement in ethnic organizations : voluntary organizations , formal or informal activities that ...
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... involvement was a means of surviving poverty and family turmoil . As things improve in her life , and a Mexican congregation develops at the catholic parish , she becomes connected there and deeply involved . Eventually she has a ...
... involvement was a means of surviving poverty and family turmoil . As things improve in her life , and a Mexican congregation develops at the catholic parish , she becomes connected there and deeply involved . Eventually she has a ...
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... involvement as strengthening their bilingualism , since they were " forced " to read their Bibles in Spanish . Admittedly , if a person is not fluent in Spanish , or Spanish is discouraged at home , going to church is not going to make ...
... involvement as strengthening their bilingualism , since they were " forced " to read their Bibles in Spanish . Admittedly , if a person is not fluent in Spanish , or Spanish is discouraged at home , going to church is not going to make ...
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