Sex work and female self-empowerment / Stephanie Hunter Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunter Jones, Stephanie, author.

Series:

Routledge Focus

Routledge focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution.

Power (Social sciences).

Women--Identity.

Women.

Women--Sexual behavior.

Self-esteem in women.

Physical Description:

viii, 69 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

References 8

2 Social and Legal Factors Affecting the Female Sex Worker 9

Social Attitudes Toward the IFSW 9

Legal Issues Affecting the IFSW 17

Summary 22

References 22

3 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Female Sexuality and Self-Empowerment 24

The European Courtesan: A Predecessor of the IFSW 24

The Japanese Geisha 29

Self-Empowerment, Female Sexuality, and the IFSW 31

Spiritual Dynamics of the Sacred Prostitute 36

Summary 40

References 40

4 "I See Myself as a True Healer": A Study of Self-Empowerment Among Indoor Female Sex Workers 43

Methodological Considerations 43

Research Design and Ethics 45

Data Analysis 47

Results of the Study 48

Patterns and Themes 55

Summary 56

References 57

5 Conclusion 58

References 60.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138681835

1138681830

OCLC:

935192964