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activism of the Catholic Church on immigrants' rights in the United States
Title
The activism of the Catholic Church on immigrants' rights in the United States: testing the religious economy model.
Creator
Lazo de la Vega, Sandra, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
This paper tests the religious economy model for predicting Church behavior which predicts that religious firms will become more politically active on behalf of potential members in areas where competition for those members is most fierce. An analysis of data from a survey of 106 U.S. Catholic dioceses and archdioceses on outreach to Hispanic immigrants does not support this hypothesis. Religious competition and Church activism on immigration issues did not correlate. Rather, demand for...
Show moreThis paper tests the religious economy model for predicting Church behavior which predicts that religious firms will become more politically active on behalf of potential members in areas where competition for those members is most fierce. An analysis of data from a survey of 106 U.S. Catholic dioceses and archdioceses on outreach to Hispanic immigrants does not support this hypothesis. Religious competition and Church activism on immigration issues did not correlate. Rather, demand for services (measured as Hispanic presence within each diocese) was a better predictor of Church activism on immigration issues. This finding suggests that the "inelastic demand" assumption of the religious economy model must be dropped, re-opening demand side explanations for Church behavior across national and local contexts.
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Date Issued
2009
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/209993, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT209993
Subject Headings
Church work with immigrants, Progressivism (United States politics), Immigrants, Religious life, Immigrants, Social conditions, Emigration and immigration, Religious aspects
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Cultural perspectives among children of Guatemalan Maya immigrants in Lake Worth, Florida
Title
Cultural perspectives among children of Guatemalan Maya immigrants in Lake Worth, Florida.
Creator
Sprague, Tara., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Every day children of Guatemalan Maya immigrants balance two cultures. They reside in The United States and attend American schools but are being raised by their Guatemalan Maya parents. They continually navigate between the two and are faced with challenges daily. Since these children are influenced by two cultures, my interest was primarily on the cultural perspectives of these children, more specifically: what effects does the new culture have on the old? Through volunteering at a...
Show moreEvery day children of Guatemalan Maya immigrants balance two cultures. They reside in The United States and attend American schools but are being raised by their Guatemalan Maya parents. They continually navigate between the two and are faced with challenges daily. Since these children are influenced by two cultures, my interest was primarily on the cultural perspectives of these children, more specifically: what effects does the new culture have on the old? Through volunteering at a Guatemalan Maya after-school program, interviewing and administering the Children's Apperception Test, results showed these children to be influenced by American culture. The biggest indicator, play, was reported to be an important aspect in their lives, which is not considered essential in Maya culture. At the same time, these children keep close ties to their cultural heritage through their strong family ties. Overall, these children are influenced by American culture, but at the same time, keep their heritage.
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Date Issued
2012
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3352884
Subject Headings
Children of immigrants, Social aspects, Guatemalans, Social conditions, Immigrants, Cultural assimilation, Guatemalan Americans, Ethnic identity
Format
Document (PDF)
More social capital please!
Title
More social capital please!: a study of a Brazilian immigrant community.
Creator
Esteves, Jessica., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Researchers who study Brazilian immigrants in the United States have noted a lack of camaraderie and social networks among Brazilians. Based on recent research conducted in Broward County, Florida, Manuel Vâasquez argues that while there are clear structural impediments to community formation among Brazilian immigrants, Brazilians do form social networks. This thesis examines the survey and ethnographic data from Vâasquez's sample to test a series of hypotheses about which factors impact...
Show moreResearchers who study Brazilian immigrants in the United States have noted a lack of camaraderie and social networks among Brazilians. Based on recent research conducted in Broward County, Florida, Manuel Vâasquez argues that while there are clear structural impediments to community formation among Brazilian immigrants, Brazilians do form social networks. This thesis examines the survey and ethnographic data from Vâasquez's sample to test a series of hypotheses about which factors impact levels of social capital and the potential for network creation and mobilization among Brazilian immigrants. Analysis of the data suggests that religious participation and levels of perceived discrimination are correlated with higher levels of social capital in this sample. For a group of immigrants characterized by a lack of collective solidarity and facing an increasingly hostile economic and social climate, religious organizations may be essential locales for achieving sufficient social capital for social, economic, and political integration.
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Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3335017
Subject Headings
Social capital (Sociology), Infrastructure (Economics), Social networks, Brazilian Americans, Social conditions, Brazilian Americans, Cultural assimilation, Brazilian Americans, Ethnic identity, Emigration and immigration
Format
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New York's little Syria, 18810-1935
Title
New York's little Syria, 18810-1935.
Creator
Shibley, Gregory J., Sanua, Marianne R., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description
This thesis argues that, from 1880 to 1935, Syrian immigrants, who comprised an enclave on the Lower West Side of Manhattan in New York City, sought to control the pace and extent of their assimilation into mainstream American society, by distancing themselves from their ethnicity, or by using their ethnicity to their advantage, or by combining both approaches to varying degrees, as they determined individually, rather than monolithically.
Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004160, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004160
Subject Headings
Syrians--United States--Emigration and immigration--19th century., Syrians--United States--Emigration and immigration--20th century., Syrians--United States--History--19th century., Syrians--United States--History--20th century., Syrian Americans--Ethnicity--History--20th century., Arab Americans--New York--Social conditions--19th century., Arab Americans--New York--Social conditions--20th century.
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