Love in the City

Navigating multiple relationships in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2473993
AutoresAnne Lewinson
Año2006
Volumen18
Número1
Páginas90-115
Fecha de publicación2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCity & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0893-0465 • E-ISSN: 1548-744X
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/city.2006.18.1.90
OpenAlexW2141415010
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas11

While the vast majority of low-level professionals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania would express a verbal commitment to modernist ideals of family structure, such as monogamy, in practice, a significant number have entered into mistress relationships which ultimately constitute second families. This reality demonstrates how Tanzanian urbanites have created hybrid conceptions of morality and codes for responsible conduct within romantic relationships, conceptions which draw upon both European and local African models. These practices provide insight into the contemporary historical and economic contexts of African city dwellers, as well as African urbanism as a whole

African history and culture studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Urban and Rural Development Challenges