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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... moved from the Latino neighborhoods of Chicago where they were born and raised . Some , like the Sanchez family , have moved from Chicago to take up farming and run a grocery store . 12 The post office mural painted by Carlos Fuentes in ...
... moved from the Latino neighborhoods of Chicago where they were born and raised . Some , like the Sanchez family , have moved from Chicago to take up farming and run a grocery store . 12 The post office mural painted by Carlos Fuentes in ...
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... wife Celia landed a job recruiting for a migrant Headstart program . In 1988 they moved to a house in Bangor , the town where his wife's family was living . In 1993 he worked as a bus driver for the Community of Memory 89.
... wife Celia landed a job recruiting for a migrant Headstart program . In 1988 they moved to a house in Bangor , the town where his wife's family was living . In 1993 he worked as a bus driver for the Community of Memory 89.
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... moved to Meyerton where better paying industrial jobs are more plentiful . By coincidence he and his cousin Ruth will go to Meyerton High and most likely sit in classes with the students from Templo Rey who participated in my focus ...
... moved to Meyerton where better paying industrial jobs are more plentiful . By coincidence he and his cousin Ruth will go to Meyerton High and most likely sit in classes with the students from Templo Rey who participated in my focus ...
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