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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... language classes held for children of all ages through high school . They are often specifically targeted for children born in the U.S. who have become more proficient in English than Korean . Besides language , other cultural ...
... language classes held for children of all ages through high school . They are often specifically targeted for children born in the U.S. who have become more proficient in English than Korean . Besides language , other cultural ...
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... language to learn properly , learn the concepts in their own language and then transfer that to English . She believes it is unfortunate that many teachers and administrators use the " deficit model " of language , focusing on the lack ...
... language to learn properly , learn the concepts in their own language and then transfer that to English . She believes it is unfortunate that many teachers and administrators use the " deficit model " of language , focusing on the lack ...
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... language many ethnic congregations are generally not successful in retaining a substantial and bilingual second generation . Most of the Asian congregations have a sparse and more conflicted second generation with respect to language ...
... language many ethnic congregations are generally not successful in retaining a substantial and bilingual second generation . Most of the Asian congregations have a sparse and more conflicted second generation with respect to language ...
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