The Labour of Paying for Education: An Exploration of Student Sex Work in Canada

This thesis contributes to a small body of research that examines student sex work in a Canadian context. By drawing on data gathered from semi-structured qualitative interviews with ten student sex workers, this thesis seeks to gain a nuanced understanding of students' experiences with sex work in Canada, and their use of university support services. Specifically, this study explores student sex workers' motivations for entering the sex industry, the benefits and challenges that they have encountered while working, whether they are accessing university support services and if and how they would benefit from the implementation of targeted support services in post-secondary institutions. The findings present an in-depth analysis of students' choices to enter the sex industry and their experiences therein. Further, this research seeks to provide suggestions as to how services could be implemented and adapted to better meet the needs of the student sex-working population.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Women's and Gender Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Hammond, Emily Marie

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2019 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/2019-13562

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/40788