Latino churches : faith, family, and ethnicity in the second generation / Ken R. Crane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crane, Ken R., 1957-

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Religious life and customs.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic American youth--Religious life and customs.

Hispanic American youth.

Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity.

Christianity and culture--United States.

Christianity and culture.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2003.

Summary:

Crane'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."

Contents:

Segmented acculturation and ethnic congregations

Fieldwork methods

The community context

Community of memory

Born again in the U.S.A.

Hot waters in the heartland

Intersections of faith, family, and ethnicity

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

1593320051

OCLC:

52937310