Bryceson, D. F., Jønsson, J. B. and Verbrugge, H. (2014) For richer, for poorer: marriage and casualized sex in East African artisanal mining settlements. Development and Change, 45(1), pp. 79-104. (doi: 10.1111/dech.12067)
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Abstract
Migrants to Tanzania's artisanal gold mining sites seek mineral wealth, which is accompanied by high risks of occupational hazards, economic failure, AIDS and social censure from their home communities. Male miners in these settlements compete to attract newly arrived young women who are perceived to be diverting male material support from older women and children's economic survival. This article explores the dynamics of monogamy, polygamy and promiscuity in the context of rapid occupational change. It shows how a wide spectrum of productive and welfare outcomes is generated through sexual experimentation, which calls into question conventional concepts of prostitution, marriage and gender power relations.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Bryceson, Dr Deborah |
| Authors: | Bryceson, D. F., Jønsson, J. B., and Verbrugge, H. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Development and Change |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 0012-155X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1467-7660 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2013 International Institute of Social Studies |
| First Published: | First published in Development and Change 45(1):79-104 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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