Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth GangsISBN: 978-0-631-23489-0
Hardcover
354 pages
January 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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- 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 – which focus on violence, fighting and drugs – Mendoza-Denton delves into the commonly-overlooked cultural and linguistic aspects of youth gangs
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