Habitus of Masculinity in Chilean Miners: Efficiency, Control, and Consumption of the Bodies

Jimena Silva Segovia (), Paulina Salinas Meruane and Estefany Castillo Ravanal
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Jimena Silva Segovia: Direction of Investigation, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica 1000000, Chile
Paulina Salinas Meruane: School of Journalism, Faculty of Humanities, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile
Estefany Castillo Ravanal: School of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: From a gender perspective, the persistence of the habitus of masculinity in Chilean male miners in their family relationships, relationships with their partners, sexuality, and work was analyzed, delving into a construction that drives them toward the satisfaction of desires and consumption. The discourses of 13 workers between 25 and 62 years old were obtained through individual and group interviews. The findings constitute an axis of the research Fondecyt 1180079 carried out in Antofagasta, the region with the highest mining production in Chile and the third largest in the world. The conclusions reveal notions of bodily habitus , mediated by gender hierarchies, where binary masculinity is accentuated, reproducing the extractive logic of the industry in the workers themselves. Men recognize a self-demand between fulfilling the mandate of economic provider vs. a relentless disciplining of male bodies in favor of efficiency, control, and exacerbated consumption, which underlies the industry.

Keywords: habitus; body; masculinities; Chilean miners; work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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