Comparative views of the public, sex workers, businesses and residents on establishing managed zones for prostitution: Analysis of a consultation in Liverpool

Bellis, Mark A; Watson, Fay L.D.; Hughes, Scott; Cook, Penny A.; Downing, Jennifer; Clark, Peter; Thomson, Rod

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.08.001

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“…Concerns about stigma and the effects of Chlamydia testing on personal identity were commonplace amongst our respondents, similar to the stigma-related concerns reported in prior research (Chiao et al, 2009;Takahashi and Magalong, 2008;Goldenberg et al, 2008;Bellis et al, 2007;Anderson and Kitchin, 2000;Takahashi, 1997). Respondents' preferences for screening to be located in settings that would not threaten their identity performances also echoes the findings of previous geographical research on STIs (Chijioke et al, 2009;Petersen et al, 2009;Goldenberg et al, 2008;Mashamba and Robson, 2002).…”

Section: Situating the Results In Terms Of Previous Researchsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…One of the strongest and most consistent findings to emerge from this research on STIs is the connection between STIs and negative or stigmatized identity (Chiao et al, 2009;Takahashi and Magalong, 2008;Hubbard et al, 2008;Goldenberg et al, 2008;Bellis et al, 2007;Anderson and Kitchin, 2000;Takahashi, 1997). Geographers have found that STIs are commonly associated with connotations of promiscuity, sexual licentiousness and contamination, and that individuals who have STIs often suffer identity devaluation and social disqualification (Takahashi, 1997).…”

Section: Geographical Research On Sexually Transmitted Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 77%

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Where do young Irish women want Chlamydia-screening services to be set up? A qualitative study employing Goffman's impression management framework

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Brugha

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et al. 2010

Health & Place

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a b s t r a c tWe conducted interviews with 35 young women recruited from eight community healthcare rural and urban settings across two regions of Ireland. The aim of the study was to explore where these women thought Chlamydia-screening services should be located. Respondents wanted screening services to be located in settings where they would not be witnessed either asking for, or being asked to take, Chlamydia tests. Respondents were worried that their identities would become stigmatized if others were to find out that they had accepted screening. Findings are interpreted through Goffman's stigma and impression management framework. We conclude with public health recommendations.

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Section: Situating the Results In Terms Of Previous Researchsupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Geographical Research On Sexually Transmitted Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 77%

Where do young Irish women want Chlamydia-screening services to be set up? A qualitative study employing Goffman's impression management framework

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Brugha

Connell³

et al. 2010

Health & Place

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“…In Preston, a 'managed zone' allows sex workers to work at designated times without fear of arrest so long as they follow certain codes of behaviour. Likewise, in Northampton those working at night in some industrial areas are not prosecuted for solicitation (Bellis et al, 2007;Matthews, 2005). In Manchester, male and female sex workers access support around sexual health, drug-use, police liaison and wellbeing from outreach workers who patrol the unofficial 'tolerance zones'.…”

Section: Suburbanising Sex Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Manchester, male and female sex workers access support around sexual health, drug-use, police liaison and wellbeing from outreach workers who patrol the unofficial 'tolerance zones'. However, it is Liverpool that is best known for pursuing an overt policy of zoning (Bellis et al, 2007). The city has a long history of prostitution, and the spaces in which women have plied their trade have changed markedly over the years.…”

Section: Suburbanising Sex Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The city has a long history of prostitution, and the spaces in which women have plied their trade have changed markedly over the years. The proposed zone followed the tragic discovery of two murdered sex workers in July 2003, with research establishing that sex workers, residents and businesses were all largely in favour of the plans, despite disputes over its physical location (Bellis et al, 2007). Studies have shown that although there are inevitably problems associated with zones, they can result in significant decreases in violent assault and murder, and spark increases in the uptake of health based services (Campbell and Van Doorninck, 2006).…”

Section: Suburbanising Sex Workmentioning

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Revisiting the red light district: Still neglected, immoral and marginal?

Hubbard

Whowell

2008

Geoforum

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Twenty years ago, Ashworth et al (1988) offered a distinctive and innovative interpretation of a neglected aspect of the urban scene: the red-light district. Focusing on the location of female prostitution in a series of Western European cities, their paper suggested that the geographies of sex work are revealing of some of the 'less obvious' social and political processes that shape urban space. Here, we revisit Ashworth et al's paper in the light of subsequent developments in the organisation of commercial sex as well as the study of sexuality and space. Noting important continuities as well as major shifts in the location of sex work, with a significant shift to off-street forms of sex working having occurred, this paper argues that some of the ideas in Ashworth et al's paper remain highly pertinent, but others appear in need of updating. In particular, we stress the importance of focusing on men as both clients and workers within the sex industry, and flag up a number of connections that might be made with the emerging literatures on the geographies of sex itself. We hence conclude by considering Ashworth et al's paper as an important early intervention in debates surrounding the relations of sexuality and space, albeit one in which questions of gender, embodiment, and sexual desire remained largely unexplored.

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Prostitution and sexuality

Sawyer

2015

The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality

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Prostitution is found in many cultures and societies over much of recorded history. It is described in terms of religious, moral, and sociological events. Prostitution developed out of agrarian societies. Descriptions often include stories about the women who are often referred to with negative terminology and rarely are the male customers the focus of sociological attention, until the twentieth century. In more recent times there has been increased attention paid to the negative impact on women and the motivations and psychological traits of the men who pay for sex. While not entirely a “men pay for sex with women” phenomenon, the majority of writings do focus on adult heterosexual prostitution. This focus ignores the other dimensions, including men seeking men, women seeking men, and adults seeking children.

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Comparative views of the public, sex workers, businesses and residents on establishing managed zones for prostitution: Analysis of a consultation in Liverpool

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Where do young Irish women want Chlamydia-screening services to be set up? A qualitative study employing Goffman's impression management framework

Where do young Irish women want Chlamydia-screening services to be set up? A qualitative study employing Goffman's impression management framework

Revisiting the red light district: Still neglected, immoral and marginal?

Prostitution and sexuality

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