Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth

Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs
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In this ground-breaking new book on the NorteÃ±a and SureÃ±a (North/South) youth gang dynamic, cultural anthropologist and linguist Norma Mendoza-Denton looks at the daily lives of young Latinas and their innovative use of speech, bodily practices, and symbolic exchanges that signal their gang affiliations and ideologies. Her engrossing ethnographic and sociolinguistic study reveals the connection of language behavior and other symbolic practices among Latina gang girls in California, and their connections to larger social processes of nationalism, racial/ethnic consciousness, and gender identity.
- An engrossing account of the Norte and Sur girl gangs - the largest Latino gangs in California
- Traces how elements of speech, bodily practices, and symbolic exchanges are used to signal social affiliation and come together to form youth gang styles
- Explores the relationship between language and the body: one of the most striking aspects of the tattoos, make-up, and clothing of the gang members
- Unlike other studies â€“ which focus on violence, fighting and drugs â€“ Mendoza-Denton delves into the commonly-overlooked cultural and linguistic aspects of youth gangs
Country USA
Brand Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer Wiley-Blackwell
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780631234906
ReleaseDate 2008-01-03
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780631234906

Country	USA
Brand	Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer	Wiley-Blackwell
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780631234906
ReleaseDate	2008-01-03
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780631234906

Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs

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