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Reading presentation
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Sex work has now been an established area of study such as male sex work, adult entertainment premises, exotic dancing and male clients. Despite of the emerging trends in study of sex work it is still problematic to get information regardless of the openness of the topic. This topic has certain characteristics hence making the research into it complicated and dangerous, for example getting information about this topic is sensitive due to the stigmatised nature of the work. Research is also compromised by the emotions of the researcher before going for the interview due to fear of the unknown for the characters. The research that am summarising is about pay for sex which commenced on September 2006.It clearly shows the emotions of the researcher with the interactions of the participants.
Researching sex has been fraught with challenges due to the perceived dangerousness and stigma of participants and the hindrances in reaching hidden population. Grounded in the lived experiences of 55 women operating in a range of settings (from saunas, escort agencies and streets to private flats) in the city of Birmingham, this fascinating study offers a real insight into the more empirically significant sectors of the sex industry. Avoiding what Weitzer calls ‘gratuitous moralizing` (2000: 6), a tendency all too common in this field, and in keeping with a tradition of sound ethnographic practice, Sanders looks beyond the ascription of deviancy to uncover the more normative and routine elements of sex-work culture. In providing an empirically detailed yet analytically nuanced account of the organizational features of commercial sex this work complements an already rich body of scholarship in this vein (O`Connell Davidson, 1998; Brewis and Linsted, 2000; West, 2000).
Saunders refuses to allow structural constraints to collapse and flatten subjects who are presented as sentient and reflexive, resisting strictures imposed upon them and attempting to control their circumstances by assessing risks, adapting and changing practices as they learn from their own and others` shared experiences. By the same token the author is not naïve and is careful not to overplay the ascription of agency, taking care to balance accounts with instances when structural divisions and occupational contexts hinder an individual`s ability to control outcomes. By combining a socio-psychological with a socio-structural analysis, Sanders is able to overcome the classic individual vs. structure/victimization vs. autonomy dualism.
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