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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Commercial sex"”.
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Access to Alternative Income Generation Activity among Commercial Sex Workers the Case of Kibondo Town Kigoma Tanzania
… the alternative Income Generation Activity among Commercial Sex Workers in Kibondo Town. The study aims at exploring sexual pattern among sex workers, bar maids, Guest House attendants and Hotel attendants, and how sexual behavior influence individual social and economic aspects and the way it …
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The digital hand: How digital infrastructures reshape occupational trends, risk, and labor demands among legal commercial sex workers in the U.S.
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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The politics of regulation and the South African sex industry : an interest group analysis of power and civic participation in public policy on adult commercial sex work
… participation in public consultations on adult commercial sex work1 and legal reforms in South Africa. It determines the interests, the strategies and tactics2 employed, as well as power relations between interest groups in the social policy process as led by the South African Law Reform …
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Sex Panics and City Papers: Mass Media and Public Controversy Over the Traffic in Women
… in the 1990s by analyzing a debate over commercial sex advertisements in a local alternative weekly. Discourse analysis of this debate suggests the persistence of a symbolic connection between mass distribution media and a perceived traffic in women.
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The social organisation of sex work : implications for female prostitutes' health and safety
… flats) in particular is a growing area of commercial sex. This thesis aims to examine the social and economic organisation of commercial sex work in the UK across the three settings of street, sauna and private flats, paying particular attention to the health and safety implications for the …
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An Assessment of the Significance of the International Labour Organisation's Convention 182 in South Africa with specific reference to the Instrumental use of Children in the Commission of Offenses as a Worst Form of Child Labour
… mere working conditions and employment issues to commercial sex exploitation, debt bondage and slavery. This thesis sought to evaluate the theoretical and practical soundness of Convention 182 generally in relation to South Africa more specifically.
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The Social Economy of Buying, Selling, Trading, and Consuming Drugs: A Comparison of Individual and Sub Cultural Strategies Among Methamphetamine Users and Dealers in Two Cities
… including mixed income gay, straight and bisexual users in New York City and inner city ethnic and class minorities in Los Angeles, illustrate how the function of drug taking and drug effects can vary depending on the social and economic context and physical setting, the social location of …
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Studies on multiply exposed but persistently HIV-1 seronegative sex workers from KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa
… of highly exposed persistently seronegative sex workers from KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa. A cohort of 17 African highly exposed but persistently seronegative (HEPS) commercial sex workers (CSW) were identified who had been in sex work for more than four years (range between 4-26 years). The …
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Culturally Adapted Multiphasic Treatment Program: A Proposed Model for Increasing Successful Community Reintegration for Sex-Trafficked Black Teens
<p><br />The commercial sex trafficking industry is a silent epidemic that has been sweeping across nations for centuries. Within the United States, Black teen girls make up the largest demographic of commercially sexually exploited children. Despite efforts, most treatment interventions and …
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Challenging Notions of the Ideal Victim: Identifying and Stereotyping Human Trafficking in the Midwest
Human trafficking, defined as commercial sex or labor induced by force, fraud, or coercion, has become a global concern, with various stakeholders taking different political and ideological stances in their opposition to this exploitation. The US Midwest is no outlier in these anti-trafficking …
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Perceptions of illicit drug use and risky sexual behaviour among first year psychology students at the University of the Western Cape
… Research indicates a strong link between risky sexual behaviour and alcohol and illicit drugs. In the Western Cape drug-related behaviours is a growing concern among young people because of relatively high prevalence rates of drug abuse, particularly methamphetamine. Previous South African …
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Predictors of Violence, Traumatic Stress, and Burnout in Sex Work
… the findings of an online survey of 339 sex workers in Canada and the United States concerning their experiences of traumatic stress, burnout, and violence by clients, their working conditions and environment, and their perceptions and experiences of their clients. The survey was designed …
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Using Mixed Methodology to Assess High Risk Sexual Behavior and Adult Stage among Bolivian Truck Drivers
… population of HIV transmission within heterosexual networks. This investigation determined risks of HIV/STI transmission through interviews, surveys, and workshops given to the truck drivers. Special attention was given to self reports of sexual behavior, cognitions and ego maturation stages, …
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Regulation of the Sex Industry from a Criminal Law Perspective
This thesis examines the sex industry as a whole with the intention of establishing that prostitution should not be marginalised but integrated within the criminal law and regulated as other Sexual Entertainment Venues. I first establish a framework of analysis needed to illuminate the constraints …
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Legal complexities of the sex trafficking of minors
… for labor, prostitution, and other forms of sexual exploitation is one of the greatest. While a large amount of time and financial support has gone into efforts to suppress trafficking and shelter its victims, there has not been enough done to tackle this problem. Before reaching the age of …
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Identities of difference in the contemporary city: a spatial and policy analysis of men who sell sex in metropolitan Sydney
… focuses on one subculture identity—men who sell sex (MWSS). In Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), where the sex industry is decriminalised, private sex work and MWSS are considered identities of difference with high conflict rates. Through policy reviews, spatial mapping, and in-depth interviews with …
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Women who buy sex in Australia: From social representations to lived experiences
Women who buy sex in Australia: From social representations to lived experiences The idea of women buying sex has the potential to disrupt and challenge highly gendered debate about the sex industry and social narrative about female sexual agency. Until now there is very little empirical evidence …
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Economic activity or public order limitations: the interplay of the regulation of prostitution between national law, EU law and efforts to combat human trafficking
… in Human Beings (THB) for the purpose of sexual exploitation are placed under a supranational legal framework, such as that of the European Union (EU). <br/><br/>Before investigating the legal dynamics in practice, the thesis explores the causes of the current diversity in regulatory …
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Healing and Reintegrating in the City: Urban Infill as a Sanctuary for Jane Doe
The sex trafficking industry is not only a social justice issue, but also an architectural issue. In the same urban fabric where people live, work, and socialize, victims of commercial sex trafficking live in the shadows, work in obscure environments, and isolate themselves from others. National …
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HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy Implementation in Selected Private Sector Workplaces in Lusaka District: Implementer's Perspective
… HIV epidemic drivers in workplace programs. Commercial sex workers, GBV, Mother to Child Transmission and Males having sex with males were the least addressed. Onsite VCT and provision of MC, ART were provided through health insurance, government clinics, and subcontracted providers. …
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