Homegirls: Language and cultural practice among Latina youth gangs

[...] the author's honest reflections on the contrasting positions she and her subjects occupy are relevant and revealing. [...] the close bonds Norma Mendoza-Denton established with the bilingual Sureñas (lit. "southerners") and Norteñas (lit. "northerners") at the high sch...

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Published in:Latino studies 2009, Vol.7 (2), p.276-278
Main Author: Zentella, Ana Celia
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Audiences
Bilingualism
Cultural and Media Studies
Cultural Studies
Ethnicity Studies
Ethnography
Fraternities & sororities
Gangs
Language
Language culture relationship
Latin American cultural groups
Linguistics
Literature
Migration
Phonology
Postcolonial/World Literature
Regional and Cultural Studies
Secondary schools
Students
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Summary:[...] the author's honest reflections on the contrasting positions she and her subjects occupy are relevant and revealing. [...] the close bonds Norma Mendoza-Denton established with the bilingual Sureñas (lit. "southerners") and Norteñas (lit. "northerners") at the high school in northern California where she carried out the research for the dissertation that became this book, allowed her intimate access to their ways of speaking and behaving.
ISSN:1476-3435
1476-3443
DOI:10.1057/lst.2009.4