{"product_id":"9780631234890","title":"Homegirls Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Directions in Ethnography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHomegirls\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLanguage and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNorma Mendoza-Denton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this ground-breaking new book on the Norteña and Sureña (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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn engrossing account of the Norte and Sur girl gangs - the largest Latino gangs in California\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces how elements of speech, bodily practices, and symbolic exchanges are used to signal social affiliation and come together to form youth gang styles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the relationship between language and the body: one of the most striking aspects of the tattoos, make-up, and clothing of the gang members\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnlike other studies – which focus on violence, fighting and drugs – Mendoza-Denton delves into the commonly-overlooked cultural and linguistic aspects of youth gangs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorma Mendoza-Denton\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, and the founder and director of the Linguistic Anthropology Research and Teaching Laboratory.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 January 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631234890\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e354\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380509241484,"sku":"9780631234890","price":116.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631234890_80fe60ef-f055-4163-9bcc-ee70ce8d1037.jpg?v=1780102598","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631234890","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}