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Sex work as work.
Sasha R. Drummond , University of Windsor
Date of Award
Publication type.
Master Thesis
Degree Name
Social Work
Sociology, Criminology and Penology.
Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor,
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The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is acceptance of a recent conceptualization of sex work as work and to establish what influences its acceptance as work. The term sex work refers to any income-generating activity involving the exchange of some form of sexual gratification for monetary reward (e.g., street prostitution, pornographic modeling or acting, etc.). Sociological theories on sex work have incorporated views of sex work as a deviant behavior or social problem while research has primarily examined attitudes toward its regulation. "Sex work as work" is an emerging conceptualization aimed at redefining work in the sex industry and awarding sex workers the same occupational rights as other workers. In view of current discussions on "sex work as work," this perspective was operationalized and examined to determine whether public opinions of sex work are shifting towards viewing it as work. In addition, the effects of social background characteristics (e.g., gender, race, social class, religion & religiosity, ethnicity), knowledge, values (e.g., attitudes toward feminism and conservative/liberal orientation), beliefs about reasons for women's entrance into sex work, experience, and preferred social distance from sex work on the acceptance of "sex work as work" were tested. Three hundred and fifty-eight students enrolled in first year sociology courses at the University of Windsor completed a self-administered survey. Bivariate associations and multivariate analyses revealed that "sex work as work" is not yet accepted and that preferred social distance from sex work and sex workers is the strongest influence on acceptance. Implications for future research are also discussed.Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis2001 .D78. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-06, page: 1430. Adviser: Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 2001.
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Drummond, Sasha R., "Sex work as work." (2001). Electronic Theses and Dissertations . 3445. https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/3445
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Sex work decriminalization and feminist theory.
Gabriella Mesce , University of South Carolina - Columbia Follow
Date of Award
Spring 2020
Degree Type
Anthropology
Director of Thesis
Dr. Drucilla K. Barker
First Reader
Dr. Jonathan M. Leader
Second Reader
This thesis explores the history and nuances of sex work and feminist philosophy, especially within the context of commercial sex and feminist legal theory. Through an analysis of four different feminist philosophies that stemmed from the “sex wars” of the 1980s such as abolitionism, neo-abolitionism, decriminalization and legalization and their perspectives on sex work, the belief systems of these perspectives and their relation to feminist jurisprudence, as well as a comparative study of decriminalized sex work in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands and Juárez, Mexico, this research shows the ramifications of decriminalization of sex work on progressive feminism.
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Mesce, Gabriella, "Sex Work Decriminalization and Feminist Theory" (2020). Senior Theses . 365. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/365
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