“She’s Not a Low-Class Dirty Girl!”: Sex Work in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Hoang, Kimberly Kay

doi:10.1177/0891241611403481

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“…… [W]hen other people see her with an expensive phone or handbag, it makes me look good. [Hoang, 2011]…”

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Alcohol and drinking cultures in Vietnam: A review

Lincoln

2016

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Epidemiological data suggest that national levels of alcohol consumption have increased rapidly in contemporary Vietnam; concomitantly, social and public health harms associated with alcohol use are on the rise. Methods Over the last decade, a research literature on alcohol use in Vietnam has begun to develop. Results A consideration of this literature indicates lines of analysis to be extended and gaps to be filled. Conclusion This synopsis provides an overview of the major trends that studies have addressed, evaluates the state of research to date, and suggests avenues for further research on alcohol use in this newly middle-income nation.

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“…… [W]hen other people see her with an expensive phone or handbag, it makes me look good. [Hoang, 2011]…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Alcohol and drinking cultures in Vietnam: A review

Lincoln

2016

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…Las mujeres trabajan en condiciones de precariedad e inseguridad laboral y no logran solventar sus gastos mensuales; sus familias sobreviven del dinero que ellas les envían, y cuando pierden sus empleos son inducidas a trabajar en el sector del sexo (Womyn's Agenda for Change -WAC, 2003). Un sector "sofisticado", en Tailandia en los años 50 las casas de prostitución eran burdeles o casas del opio o del té, "tea rooms", ahora estos lugares se han reconvertido o adaptado a los gustos occidentales, y son ahora clubs de bailes o cervecerías (Kay Hoang, 2011). En el sureste asiático se ha desarrollado una industria del sexo que atrae sobre todo al turismo extranjero y crea una estructura que moviliza a agencias de colocación, redes hosteleras, transporte, grupos o agencias de viajes e incluso agencias matrimoniales (Diep, 2005;ILO, 1997).…”

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“…La industria del sexo en Tailandia es fácilmente reconocida, mientras que la de Malasia es difícilmente reconocida. Hasta el punto de que se puede hablar de dos mercados paralelos: el "local", menos visible pero más extendido, y el mercado "para extranjeros occidentales", más visible y fácilmente localizable (Kay Hoang, 2011). Este último altamente concentrado en los distritos rojos, estructurado y vinculado a la industria turística; véanse los casos más representativos como el de Pattaya en Tailandia o el de Angeles city en Filipinas (Decker et al, 2011;Guth, 2010).…”

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A estrutura do “setor do sexo” no sudeste asiático. Uma realidade poliédrica

Gordaliza

Brage

Socías

2016

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Este artículo estudia, mediante un análisis sistemático, los elementos más significativos que definen la industria del sexo en el sureste asiático. Entre ellos destacamos en primer lugar, su compleja, organización, sofisticación, diversificación y estructuración; su relación con la feminización de la pobreza, las migraciones y las minorías étnicas. El tráfico sexual y el turismo sexual creciente. En segundo lugar hablaremos sobre su clientela, la estructura demográfica joven y el acceso al mercado de la prostitución a edades muy tempranas. Seguidamente haremos alusión a las desigualdades de género, las creencias socioculturales, religiosas y al imaginario social colectivo. A continuación incidiremos en las “prostituciones” (directas o indirectas), la idea de la elección y los límites en su producción estadística. Por último terminamos con una propuesta orientativa para enriquecer el debate y aportar vías facilitadoras para encarar el fenómeno desde la perspectiva de los derechos humanos.This paper studies the most significant elements that define the sex industry in Southeast Asia, using the systematic bibliographic revision. These include, first, its complex, organization, sophistication, diversification and structuring; Its relation with the feminization of poverty, migration and ethnic minorities, sex trafficking, and the growing sex tourism. Second, we will talk about its customers, the young demographic structure and the early access to the prostitution market. Then we shall refer to gender inequalities, cultural and religious beliefs, and the collective social imaginary. Next, we will discuss the concept of direct and indirect prostitution, the idea of choice and their limits on the statistics production. Finally we will look for some discussion to address the phenomenon from a human rights perspective

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“…12 Much research shows that human capital increases wages in the informal economy, similar to the formal economy (Hoang 2011;McCarthy and Hagan 2001;McKeever 1998). We thus include age in years, 13 which incorporates the value of increasing experience, skills, and knowledge with age and the desirability/beauty attached to younger FSWs.…”

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Brokers and the Earnings of Female Sex Workers in India

2015

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This study examines whether working with a broker increases or reduces the payment received for the last client among female sex workers. Building on research on the informal economy and sex work, we formulate a positive embeddedness hypothesis, expecting a positive association, and an exploitation hypothesis expecting a negative association. We analyze a large survey combined with intensive interview data on female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India. These data uniquely distinguish between the amount the sex worker actually received and the amount the client paid. The analyses show that brokers are associated with significantly lower last payment received. Although brokers are associated with a greater number of clients in the past week, this does not result in significantly higher total earnings in the past week. Further analyses suggest that much of the negative relationship with earnings is due to the fact that brokers lead to a lack of control over the amount clients are charged. At the same time, the results fail to show that brokers actually provide services of value. Ultimately, the results support the exploitation hypothesis. We conclude by encouraging the refinement of theories of embeddedness and exploitation and calling for greater research on workers in the informal economy of developing countries.

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“She’s Not a Low-Class Dirty Girl!”: Sex Work in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cited by 67 publications

References 16 publications

Alcohol and drinking cultures in Vietnam: A review

Alcohol and drinking cultures in Vietnam: A review

A estrutura do “setor do sexo” no sudeste asiático. Uma realidade poliédrica

Brokers and the Earnings of Female Sex Workers in India

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