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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... organizations in Los Angeles , Prema Kurien , ( 1998 ) tells how " becoming Hindu " was a way to make the transition from " sojourners to citizens . " Both the Organization of Hindu Malayalees ( OHM ) and BalaVihar ( Child Development ...
... organizations in Los Angeles , Prema Kurien , ( 1998 ) tells how " becoming Hindu " was a way to make the transition from " sojourners to citizens . " Both the Organization of Hindu Malayalees ( OHM ) and BalaVihar ( Child Development ...
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... organization that has a strong pride and commitment to its way of life and worldview . The presence of strong religious organizations provides the vehicle for Hindu Indians in Americans to take their place " at the multicultural table ...
... organization that has a strong pride and commitment to its way of life and worldview . The presence of strong religious organizations provides the vehicle for Hindu Indians in Americans to take their place " at the multicultural table ...
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... organizations ) . Their involvement in the Latino congregation connects them not only to families and their ethnic community here , but to many other Latinos who are celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12. As Ainsley ...
... organizations ) . Their involvement in the Latino congregation connects them not only to families and their ethnic community here , but to many other Latinos who are celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12. As Ainsley ...
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