Abstract
The purpose of this article is to reconsider the 'border crossings' theoretical concept through an analysis of two seemingly unrelated social domains in the El Paso-Juarez region: skin-color preference and crossings at the local US inspection station. Ultimately, the article attempts to show that 'border inspections' are all-pervasive and, therefore, more common than border crossings in the lives of working class people.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 353-373 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Cultural Dynamics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Borderlands
- Color hierarchies
- Inspections
- Internal borders
- Maquiladora men
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)