Prostitution and the Invisibility of Harm

Farley, Melissa

doi:10.1300/j015v26n03_06

Cited by 73 publications

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“…Findings from a United States study indicated that street workers often exhibit "a kind of invincibility toward 'risk' factors" (Belcher & Herr, 2005, p. 118; see also Farley, 2003). Researchers in a British study concluded that sex workers "construct a continuum of risk" (Sanders, 2004, p. 557; see also Jackson et al, 2007, p. 266).…”

Section: Discussion: Managing Risk In Sex Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk and Risk Management for Australian Sex Workers

Harris

Nilan²,

Kirby

2010

Qual Health Res

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In this article, we address the experiences of female sex workers in urban Australia through analysis of interviews using a feminist approach. Although many previous studies have been conducted, our focus was on the voices of sex workers in an area that was rapidly gentrifying, leading to local community tensions. Intensive analysis of interview transcripts was employed to derive thematic codes for understanding how the women viewed and managed everyday risk in sex work. They were well aware of the health risks associated with sex work. For women working on premises, domain separation between sex work and other life domains was an important management strategy for maintaining self-esteem. For women working on the street, instincts honed by years of dangerous work provided a measure of safety. Our findings have implications for health and other agencies dealing with sex workers in situations in which community pressure is exerted to move sex workers away from the area.

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Section: Discussion: Managing Risk In Sex Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk and Risk Management for Australian Sex Workers

Harris

Nilan²,

Kirby

2010

Qual Health Res

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“…1 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia women have allowed the commodification of women to "sex objects" (Farley, 2003;Dworkin, 1992;MacKinnon, 1989). On the other end of the spectrum, feminist scholars argue for the "right" to capitalize on their sexuality for economic gains.…”

Section: Research-article2016mentioning

confidence: 99%

Risky Pleasures

Jin

2016

Sage Open

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This ethnographic study explores the discourses and practices of male clients of foreign female sex workers (FSWs) who carried out relationships with their regular FSW. Situated in an environment that rejects and stigmatizes sex work, this study explores the paths taken by this small group of men pursuing a relationship with a FSW. Findings from a sample of 23 Malaysian men obtained from an online forum and through snowball sampling display a demand for intimacy that for some clients transcends conventions of commercial sex, while for others display a desire for consumption of commodified intimacy within the sex trade. Participants' narratives provide an insight as to how FSWs adapt and utilize emotional labor to their advantage. The resulting relationship is one of extreme inequality in power relations, resulting in both sides developing different strategies to compensate for their vulnerabilities.

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“…According to Farley (2003) and Harding (2003), moral and political outlooks of feminist groups have inspired members of social sciences and biology to come up with critical questions about the process of traditional research, such as to include aspects of gender, relationship within or between the social world and the natural environment. In fact, some supporters of feminism, such as Ruth Hubbard and Evelyn Fox Keller criticized traditional scientific discourse because history tends to emphasize the male perspective (Blain et al 1990;Freedman, 2003).…”

Section: Epistemology Of Ecofeminism's Struggle For Environmental Manmentioning

confidence: 99%