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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... teacher . She explained that under Federal Law Title VI such punishment is illegal . The superintendent is helping work ... teachers . Megan believes that students who were good students in Mexico also good here . They tended to overcome ...
... teacher . She explained that under Federal Law Title VI such punishment is illegal . The superintendent is helping work ... teachers . Megan believes that students who were good students in Mexico also good here . They tended to overcome ...
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... teachers I spoke with felt strongly that a true bilingual education program is needed . Generally , in such a program courses are taught in two languages by a certified teacher . One elementary teacher sees students falling behind and ...
... teachers I spoke with felt strongly that a true bilingual education program is needed . Generally , in such a program courses are taught in two languages by a certified teacher . One elementary teacher sees students falling behind and ...
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... teachers aren't patient enough . The teachers thanked me and all but I kind of was thinking like , I wish we could work individually and we could get a little bit slower with them but still , you know , she teach them , instead of she ...
... teachers aren't patient enough . The teachers thanked me and all but I kind of was thinking like , I wish we could work individually and we could get a little bit slower with them but still , you know , she teach them , instead of she ...
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