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Geographies of youth, mobile phones and the urban hustle
The Geographical Journal ( IF 3.6 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-10 , DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12354
Ebenezer Forkuo Amankwaa 1 , James Esson 2 , Katherine V. Gough 2
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Geographers have shown how mobile phones are transforming urban economies in Africa by altering the temporal and spatial nature of commercial transactions. Less well-documented is how young people in Africa are using mobile phones to navigate the interplay between personal hopes, social expectations and financial uncertainty associated with urban life. Drawing on qualitative data from youth in two Ghanaian cities, and insights from literature on youth geographies, hustling and everyday urbanism, this paper explores how young people use mobile phones to conjure up and sustain social relations and income-generating opportunities in urban settings. Three signifcant thematic findings emerge from our empirical data: the role of mobile phones in shaping young people’s social status and responsibilities; the use of mobile phones as instruments for surveillance and relationships; and the use of mobile phone technologies as assets for realizing income-generating opportunities. Conceptually, our exploration of mobile phone usage furthers geographical scholarship by providing new insights on the multidimensional nature of constraints faced by youth and their strategies to overcome them. Furthermore, the incorporation of a comparative element within the study illustrates the need for a more spatially nuanced understanding of young people’s uptake and use of mobile phone technologies.

中文翻译:

青年地理、手机和城市喧嚣

地理学家已经展示了手机如何通过改变商业交易的时间和空间性质来改变非洲的城市经济。不太清楚的是,非洲的年轻人如何使用手机来应对与城市生活相关的个人希望、社会期望和财务不确定性之间的相互作用。本文利用来自加纳两个城市青年的定性数据,以及青年地理、忙碌和日常城市化的文献见解,探讨了年轻人如何在城市环境中使用手机来建立和维持社会关系和创收机会。我们的实证数据得出了三个重要的主题发现:手机在塑造年轻人的社会地位和责任方面的作用;使用手机作为监视和关系的工具;以及使用移动电话技术作为实现创收机会的资产。从概念上讲,我们对手机使用的探索通过提供关于青年面临的限制的多维性质及其克服策略的新见解,进一步推动了地理研究。此外,在研究中纳入了一个比较元素,说明需要对年轻人对移动电话技术的吸收和使用有更细致入微的理解。我们对移动电话使用的探索通过提供关于青年面临的限制的多维性质及其克服这些限制的策略的新见解,进一步推动了地理研究。此外,在研究中纳入了一个比较元素,说明需要对年轻人对移动电话技术的吸收和使用有更细致入微的理解。我们对移动电话使用的探索通过提供关于青年面临的限制的多维性质及其克服这些限制的策略的新见解,进一步推动了地理研究。此外,在研究中纳入了一个比较元素,说明需要对年轻人对移动电话技术的吸收和使用有更细致入微的理解。
更新日期:2020-09-10
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