Homegirls
- ISBN
- 9780631234906
Homegirls is a language, language and culture book by Norma Mendoza-Denton.
About this book
Concentrating on California's largest Latino girl gangs - the Norte and Sur gangs - this text traces how elements of speech, bodily practices, and symbolic exchanges are used to signal social affiliation and come together to form youth gang styles. The book also explores the relationship between language and the body in these gangs.
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What genre is Homegirls?+
Homegirls is a Language, Language and culture, Languages, Latin Americans, Sociolinguistics book.
What is Homegirls about?+
Concentrating on California's largest Latino girl gangs - the Norte and Sur gangs - this text traces how elements of speech, bodily practices, and symbolic exchanges are used to signal social affiliation and come together to form youth gang styles. The book also explores the relationship between lan...
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Homegirls was written by Norma Mendoza-Denton.