“Wear some thick socks if you walk in my shoes”: Agency, resilience, and well-being in communities of North American sex workers
TR Burnes, EM Rojas, I Delgado… - Archives of Sexual …, 2018 - Springer
Using a participatory action research (PAR) paradigm, this study investigated how 35
individuals involved in the sex work industry exemplified aspects of agency and intentional …
individuals involved in the sex work industry exemplified aspects of agency and intentional …
A resilience-based lens of sex work: implications for professional psychologists.
TR Burnes, SL Long, RA Schept - … Psychology: Research and …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
An analysis of recent empirical and theoretical literature in psychology investigating sex
work highlights the field's focus of pathology and stigma. We offer an alternative …
work highlights the field's focus of pathology and stigma. We offer an alternative …
Resiliency and women exiting sex trade industry work
KE Hickle - Journal of Social Work, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
A qualitative approach was used to explore the experience of exiting sex trade industry work
from the perspective of 19 adults formerly involved in the sex trade industry. A narrative …
from the perspective of 19 adults formerly involved in the sex trade industry. A narrative …
Agency-based male sex work: A descriptive focus on physical, personal, and social space
MD Smith, C Grov, DW Seal - The Journal of Men's Studies, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Thirty male sex workers (MSWs) from a single agency participated in a qualitative interview
about social and occupational aspects of their lives. MSWs established physical (defined …
about social and occupational aspects of their lives. MSWs established physical (defined …
Creating trust among the distrustful: A phenomenological examination of supportive services for former sex workers
KM Preble - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A phenomenological exploration was conducted into the lived experiences of 13 voluntary
sex workers receiving supportive services in a major city in the southwestern United States …
sex workers receiving supportive services in a major city in the southwestern United States …
“I am almost a breadwinner for my family”: Exploring the manifestation of agency in sex workers' personal and professional contexts
While societal and structural factors often constrain women's agency in patriarchal settings,
women nevertheless find creative ways to manifest and develop agency. Female sex …
women nevertheless find creative ways to manifest and develop agency. Female sex …
'We are naked waitresses who deliver sex': a phenomenological study of circumstantial sex workers' lives
Historically, research on the commercial sex industry has focused on the industry's impact
on society while overlooking the voices and experiences of sex workers. To explore the lived …
on society while overlooking the voices and experiences of sex workers. To explore the lived …
Navigating sex and sexuality after sexual assault: A qualitative study of survivors and informal support providers
Qualitative interview data from 45 matched pairs of survivors disclosing sexual assaults and
their primary informal support providers (eg, friend, family member, significant other) were …
their primary informal support providers (eg, friend, family member, significant other) were …
Social–Emotional aspects of male escorting: Experiences of men working for an agency
MD Smith, C Grov, DW Seal, N Bernhardt… - Archives of sexual …, 2015 - Springer
Social situations and emotional correlates associated with male sex work have not been
well documented. Most of the research in this area focuses on sexual activity with little …
well documented. Most of the research in this area focuses on sexual activity with little …
Action research with sex workers: Dismantling barriers and building bridges
E Van der Meulen - Action Research, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Conventional sex work research has tended to pathologize women in the sex industry by
studying them as victims who lack the ability to make informed decisions about their lives …
studying them as victims who lack the ability to make informed decisions about their lives …