Globalized Urban Precarity in Berlin and Abidjan - Young Men and the Digital Economy

The comparative ethnography of young airtime sellers in Abidjan and delivery riders in Berlin analyses experiences of precarity for young men in the urban digital economy. It points to the relevance of symbolic capital in relational mechanisms of closure, domination and exploitation for making a living in globalised precarity.

Riassunto

The comparative ethnography of young airtime sellers in Abidjan and delivery riders in Berlin analyses experiences of precarity for young men in the urban digital economy. It points to the relevance of symbolic capital in relational mechanisms of closure, domination and exploitation for making a living in globalised precarity. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hannah Schilling, Schilling Hannah
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781526162090
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6209-0
• Pagine: 232
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Berlin, Abidjan, Sociology, Germany, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Labour / income economics, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, West Africa, Urban communities, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Employment & Unemployment