Habitus of Masculinity in Chilean Miners

Efficiency, Control, and Consumption of the Bodies

Bibliographic Data

ID5933740
AuthorsJimena Silva Segovia (0000-0001-8512-7876, University of Tarapacá, corresponding author), Paulina Salinas Meruane (Universidad Católica del Norte), Estefany Castillo Ravanal (0000-0002-7498-0764, Universidad Católica del Norte)
Year2023
Volume12
Issue3
Pages119
Publication date2023-02-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci12030119
OpenAlexW4322503423
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited21

From a gender perspective, the persistence of the habitus of masculinity in Chilean male miners in their family relationships, relationships with their partners, sexuality, and work was analyzed, delving into a construction that drives them toward the satisfaction of desires and consumption. The discourses of 13 workers between 25 and 62 years old were obtained through individual and group interviews. The findings constitute an axis of the research Fondecyt 1180079 carried out in Antofagasta, the region with the highest mining production in Chile and the third largest in the world. The conclusions reveal notions of bodily habitus, mediated by gender hierarchies, where binary masculinity is accentuated, reproducing the extractive logic of the industry in the workers themselves. Men recognize a self-demand between fulfilling the mandate of economic provider vs. a relentless disciplining of male bodies in favor of efficiency, control, and exacerbated consumption, which underlies the industry

Consumption (sociology · Cultural capital · Habitus · Mandate · Masculinity · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Education in Rural Contexts · Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues · Gender Studies · Latin American socio-political dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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