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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... ; 2 ) " ethnic religion " -- an ethnic group tends to be grounded in a relatively unique religion ( Greek Orthodox , Dutch Reformed ) ; 3 ) " religious ethnicity " -- an ethnic group may be linked to a religious tradition , but religious ...
... ; 2 ) " ethnic religion " -- an ethnic group tends to be grounded in a relatively unique religion ( Greek Orthodox , Dutch Reformed ) ; 3 ) " religious ethnicity " -- an ethnic group may be linked to a religious tradition , but religious ...
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... religion may actually increase when it becomes more a matter of personal choice . Indeed religion is seen by the many rational choice theorists as an important matter for many individuals within a competitive religious marketplace ...
... religion may actually increase when it becomes more a matter of personal choice . Indeed religion is seen by the many rational choice theorists as an important matter for many individuals within a competitive religious marketplace ...
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... religious identity is invoked frequently and everything in life is fraught with religious significance -- drinking habits , dress , holidays ( Hernández 1996 ; León 1998 ; Sullivan 2000 ) . These religious subcultures may stand ...
... religious identity is invoked frequently and everything in life is fraught with religious significance -- drinking habits , dress , holidays ( Hernández 1996 ; León 1998 ; Sullivan 2000 ) . These religious subcultures may stand ...
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