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Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs - New Directions in Ethnography
Mendoza-Denton, Norma (University of Arizona)
Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs - New Directions in Ethnography
Mendoza-Denton, Norma (University of Arizona)
In this ground-breaking new book on the Nortena and Surena (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.
360 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 11, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780631234906 |
Publishers | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
Pages | 368 |
Dimensions | 228 × 153 × 24 mm · 544 g |
Language | English |