Same habitus in new field? How mobile phone communication reproduces masculinities and gender inequality in intimate relationships in Mwanza, Tanzania
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The use of mobile phones and other communication technologies is booming in low-income contexts. Yet there is lack of detailed analyses of their impact to social interactions, including intimate relationships between men and women and gender-based violence. Drawing on Bourdieu's concepts of habitus and field, we argue that mobile phones reproduce gender inequality and negative masculinities in these relationships. This happens through the diverse use of phones, and the interactive interface of the physical, electronic and social spaces within the broader social and economic context. We analyzed 48 in-depth interviews with men and women in Mwanza, Tanzania to explore how mobile phone use reproduces entrenched masculinities, gender norms, and power struggles in their daily lives and social interactions. Intimate partners navigate these complexities in several ways, including by creating 'private spaces' through their phones and concealing their communications. Men draw on negative masculinities to dominate their partner's phone use, while women engage social recognition and family custodianship to influence their partner's behaviour. These endeavours redefine concepts such as love and care, trust and faithfulness in the relationships. It is crucial to assess how technological advances are transforming intimate relationships and impacting gender-based violence in low-income countries
Context (archaeology · Domestic violence · Geography · Habitus · Inequality · Mobile phone · Poison control · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Engineering · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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