Social Im/mobilities in Africa: Ethnographic Approaches

Grounded in both theory and ethnography, this volume insists on taking social positionality seriously when accounting for Africa's current age of polarizing wealth. To this end, the book advocates a multidimensional view of African societies, in which social positions consist of a variety of in...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford Berghahn Books [2019]
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Summary:Grounded in both theory and ethnography, this volume insists on taking social positionality seriously when accounting for Africa's current age of polarizing wealth. To this end, the book advocates a multidimensional view of African societies, in which social positions consist of a variety of intersecting social powers - or 'capitals' - including wealth, education, social relationships, religion, ethnicity, and others. Accordingly, the notion of social im/mobilities emphasizes the complexities of current changes, taking us beyond the prism of a one-dimensional social ladder, for social moves cannot always be apprehended through the binaries of 'gains' and 'losses'
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 04. Okt 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (236 Seiten)
ISBN:9781789204865
DOI:10.1515/9781789204865

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