QUESTION 1: TWO PAGES According to Norma Mendoza-Denton, what is “hemispheric localism” as outlined in Chapter 2 of Homegirls (pgs. 58-60)? What is “embodied stance” in youth gang culture (pg. 57) and...

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ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS ON ‘HOMEGIRLS’, ‘RIGHTEOUS DOPEFIEND’ AND ‘NATIVE HUBS’
Table of Contents
Book 1:    3
Question 1:    3
Hemispheric Localism    3
Embodied Stance in Youth Gang Culture    3
Distinction between Definition of Gang According to Police and School Administrators versus That as per Settings of SJHS    4
Relation of Hegemonic Forces and Their Contribution to Definition of Gang    4
Book 2:    5
Question 2:    5
Socialization of Individuals into Life of Drugs, Crime and Homelessness    5
Book 3:    7
Question 3:    7
Hubs being a Space for Native Peoples to renew their Sense of Culture and Identity    7
Purpose of American Indian Alliance    8
Native Peoples Claiming Sacred and Public Space    9
References    10
Book 1:
Mendoza-Denton, N. (2014) Homegirls: Language and cultural practice among Latina youth gangs New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons
Question 1:
Hemispheric Localism
Mendoza-Denton (2014), in her book ‘Homegirls,’
ings a concept of ‘hemispheric localism’. In this concept, she relates between the people from northern hemisphere, refe
ed as Norte and the people from southern hemisphere, refe
ed s Sur. She creates a symbolic relationship between local population and the big political processes at the border between Mexico and the United States.
The author has further mentioned the way meaning systems are formed and kept in the population. She identifies various factors like the popular ideologies, languages, race and economic status. These factors are used by people who involved in Norte and Sur. Hemispheric localism. These were used to identify and locate the potential affiliation.
Embodied Stance in Youth Gang Culture
Mendoza-Denton (2014) has visited the youth gang culture. The complex nature of gang life has shown its various features. As mentioned by Mendoza-Denton (2014), the misapprehensions of the involvement of the gang on the part of teachers and the police. These had serious results for the youth. The consequences were i
espective of the fact whether they participated in the gangs or not.
She observes that term youth gang covers a huge range and has a diverse social a
ay. This has been supported by other works of ethnography on gangs. This is infe
ed from the line in the book - “Everything from the hardcore incarcerated to the ‘wannabe’s’, groups of young people who… have little to do with any committed aspects of gang affiliation” (Mendoza-Denton, 2014, 57).
Many of the youth also involved in the oppositional dynamics from the identity of the gang than being a part of a gang. This was not recognized. The sympathetic and gang identities were casually identified and any minor sign of the gang were also confused as the gang’s membership and could be considered as a possible danger to society and is assumed to be attached with criminal activities.
Distinction between Definition of Gang According to Police and School Administrators versus That as per Settings of SJHS
The definition of a ‘gang’ according to Sor Juana High School (SJHS) has a little difference from the way it was defined by the police and by the administrators. The administrators and the police were more inclusive than SJHS. The
oad outline here included a wide range from the gang members who were more of extremist in belief to new aspirants mostly from the young population, who usually showed participation in symbolically display of the ‘gang’ culture.
At SJHS, on the other hand, even street gangs came and played a part in the social networks. These individuals were from diversified ethnic groups. The different shades of SJHS included many groups with different characteristics but they were called gangs. The government of the students or girl scouts’ other similar gangs’ group of students were recognized as gangs.
Relation of Hegemonic Forces and Their Contribution to Definition of Gang
The...