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Women without Class : Girls, Race, and Identity.

In this examination of white and Mexican-American girls coming of age in California''s Central Valley-now with a new introduction-Julie Bettie turns class theory on its head, offering new tools for understanding the ways in which identity is constructed in relationship to race, ethnicity,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bettie, Julie, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of California Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this examination of white and Mexican-American girls coming of age in California''s Central Valley-now with a new introduction-Julie Bettie turns class theory on its head, offering new tools for understanding the ways in which identity is constructed in relationship to race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Documenting the categories of subculture and style that high school students use to understand their differences, Bettie depicts the complex identity performances of contemporary girls. The title, Women Without Class, refers at once to young working-class women who have little cultural c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1322076081
9781322076089
9780520957244
0520957245
9780520280014
0520280016