Abstract Batswana contrast owning cars with owning houses: the first signals self-centred accomplishment and possibly deceptive status claims, and the second an investment in sociality. The tensions between individual accomplishment and social connectivity are long-standing in Botswana, and a close examination of cars and houses finds that each is tied up with both dimensions of self-making. The new materiality that envelopes Botswana, however, with rising incomes for some and a flood of consumer options, raises the stakes for both sides of this tension, yet also allows them to be resolved in social and emotional practice.

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中间的道德：在博茨瓦纳选择汽车或房屋

摘要 巴茨瓦纳将拥有汽车与拥有房屋进行对比：第一个表明以自我为中心的成就和可能具有欺骗性的地位主张，第二个表明对社会的投资。在博茨瓦纳，个人成就和社会联系之间的紧张关系由来已久，对汽车和房屋的仔细研究发现，每一个都与自我创造的两个维度息息相关。然而，包围博茨瓦纳的新物质，随着一些人的收入增加和大量消费者选择，增加了这种紧张局势双方的风险，但也使它们能够在社会和情感实践中得到解决。