Routledge - Language as Cultural Practice: Mexicanos en el Norte

Explore the complex relationship between speech and identity with Language as Cultural Practice: Mexicanos en el Norte. Published by Routledge, this ethnographic study provides a deep look into language socialization within Mexican-background families located in California and Texas. This book examines how language serves as a tool for individuals to navigate and choose between different self-definitions. By studying language choices and patterns of use within specific sociocultural and sociohistorical contexts, the text reveals how communication interacts with essential social categories. Readers will gain insight into how language connects with ethnicity, gender, and class to shape personal and collective identities. This work is an essential resource for those studying social and developmental psychology, linguistics, or sociology. It offers a vivid account of how language is not just a means of communication, but a fundamental part of cultural practice and social positioning.