Theorizing Border Inspections
- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Cultural Dynamics
- Vol. 12 (3) , 353-373
- https://doi.org/10.1177/092137400001200305
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-Ju·rez 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.Keywords
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