Learning Capitalist Culture: Deep in the Heart of Tejas
Douglas E. Foley
Second Edition
272 pages | 6 x 9
Paper May 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2098-8 | $24.95 | £16.50
A volume in the Contemporary Ethnography series
"A fascinating study of the clash between Anglo and Hispanic cultures in South Texas as seen through the eyes of its youth."–Choice
Building on the author's thirty-six years of experience with North Town, Texas, this second edition presents an ethnographic study of the ways the town's youth learn traditional American values through participation in sports, membership in formal and informal social groups, dating, and interactions with teachers in the classroom.
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