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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... told them " you think drugs will make you happy ? " They were surprised to find out about his past . He told them " God can change your life ... I've given all my life to Jesus , I was shot at but never hit . " He tries to get the youth ...
... told them " you think drugs will make you happy ? " They were surprised to find out about his past . He told them " God can change your life ... I've given all my life to Jesus , I was shot at but never hit . " He tries to get the youth ...
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... told him to give it to her . He sauntered back and handed her his work , she thumbed through it making comments . Later she told me he was almost failing . He was wearing sagging jeans , hip - hop style , head almost shaved . To my left ...
... told him to give it to her . He sauntered back and handed her his work , she thumbed through it making comments . Later she told me he was almost failing . He was wearing sagging jeans , hip - hop style , head almost shaved . To my left ...
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... told to wait for the teacher to explain the subject after class . As they grew up they encountered discrimination . " This is a white man's sport , " a Latino student was told who managed to make the basketball team . A Latina spoke in ...
... told to wait for the teacher to explain the subject after class . As they grew up they encountered discrimination . " This is a white man's sport , " a Latino student was told who managed to make the basketball team . A Latina spoke in ...
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