Title Women without Class : Girls, Race, and Identity

Published University of California Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction to the 2014 Edition; 1. Portraying Waretown High; 2. Women without Class; 3. How Working-Class Chicas Get Working-Class Lives; 4. Hard-Living Habitus, Settled-Living Resentment; 5. Border Work between Classes; 6. Sameness, Difference, and Alliance; 7. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z Summary 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 Analysis anthropologist california women central valley class performance class theory color coming of age contemporary movement cultural reference cultural theory ethnicity gender historical context income disparity mexican-american women sexuality sociologists theorists white girls Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Teenage girls, White -- Race identity -- California Teenage girls, White -- California -- Social conditions Mexican American teenage girls -- Race identity -- California Mexican American teenage girls -- California -- Social conditions High school students -- California -- Social conditions Mexican American students -- California -- Social conditions Social classes -- California Teenage girls, White -- California -- Ethnic identity Mexican American teenage girls -- California -- Ethnic identity SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies. High school students -- Social conditions Social classes California Form Electronic book ISBN 1322076081 9781322076089 9780520957244 0520957245 9780520280014 0520280016

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