Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs by Norma Mendoza-Denton
English | Jan. 3, 2008 | ISBN: 063123490X, 0631234896 | 354 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
In 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.