Sunday, January 07, 2007
Becoming An Ex-Sex Worker
This is another paper by Teela Sanders who wrote
Sex work is a risky business, which is on my booklist on the sidebar.
Teela, has kindly given me permission to share this paper with my readers, as it is not available on the internet. Thank you Teela.
This is the type of information that Margaret is looking for.
This article has four core aims. First, to identify the processes of change women undertake
to leave sex work through a typology of transitions. The typology suggests four dominant
ways out of sex work as reactionary, gradual planning, natural progression, and
“yo-yoing.” Second, the article argues against the low self-control theory by asserting that
sex workers engage in specific deviant “careers” rather than stable deviant roles and,
therefore, exit to “complete conformist” once sex work is ceased. Third, it rejects
Mansson and Hedin’s claim that the “emotional commitment” of individual women is the
key factor to leaving and instead argues that structural, political, cultural, and legal factors
as well as cognitive transformations and agency are key determinants in trapping
women in the industry. Fourth, the article challenges the U.K. policy context that reinforces
“exiting” through compulsory rehabilitation and the criminalization of sex work.
Becoming An Ex-Sex Worker
Sex work is a risky business, which is on my booklist on the sidebar.
Teela, has kindly given me permission to share this paper with my readers, as it is not available on the internet. Thank you Teela.
This is the type of information that Margaret is looking for.
This article has four core aims. First, to identify the processes of change women undertake
to leave sex work through a typology of transitions. The typology suggests four dominant
ways out of sex work as reactionary, gradual planning, natural progression, and
“yo-yoing.” Second, the article argues against the low self-control theory by asserting that
sex workers engage in specific deviant “careers” rather than stable deviant roles and,
therefore, exit to “complete conformist” once sex work is ceased. Third, it rejects
Mansson and Hedin’s claim that the “emotional commitment” of individual women is the
key factor to leaving and instead argues that structural, political, cultural, and legal factors
as well as cognitive transformations and agency are key determinants in trapping
women in the industry. Fourth, the article challenges the U.K. policy context that reinforces
“exiting” through compulsory rehabilitation and the criminalization of sex work.
Becoming An Ex-Sex Worker
Labels: Articles, Escorts, Retirement, Sexworkers, Teela Sanders
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Controllable Laughter Managing Sex Work Through Humour
Humour plays a large part in my life. Most of my friends are people who really make me laugh. It seems that I have people close to me who are funny, or have the ability to laugh at life.
I tend to get on well with clients who have a sense of humour, and it tends to make a difference to the meeting, for me.
One of the reasons why I get on well with Jo, is because she makes me laugh. She does not intend to, but rarely do I have a conversation with her without laughing.
Teela sanders has sent me another interesting article, on humour.Thank you Teela,for allowing my readers to have access to these articles, as I am aware they are not available to the public.
She analyses the nature and prevalence of humour as a coping strategy in the sex industry.
Uncontrollable Laughter Managing Sex Work Through Humour by Teela Sanders
Does humour make a difference to you as an escort or client?
I tend to get on well with clients who have a sense of humour, and it tends to make a difference to the meeting, for me.
One of the reasons why I get on well with Jo, is because she makes me laugh. She does not intend to, but rarely do I have a conversation with her without laughing.
Teela sanders has sent me another interesting article, on humour.Thank you Teela,for allowing my readers to have access to these articles, as I am aware they are not available to the public.
She analyses the nature and prevalence of humour as a coping strategy in the sex industry.
Uncontrollable Laughter Managing Sex Work Through Humour by Teela Sanders
Does humour make a difference to you as an escort or client?
Labels: Articles, Escorts, Humour, Joanne of Leeds, Teela Sanders
Thursday, November 30, 2006
It is just acting: sex workers strategies for capitalising on sexuality
I have just finished reading this paper by Teela Sanders. These articles are not available to the public, but Teela very kindly emailed them to me, to share with my readers.
Teela interviewed some clients and escorts in the UK for her book.
Sex work a risky business
The paper looks at how sex workers create emotion management strategies. It looks at Sex work as a service industry. The study concentrated on the indoor sex market. The women were selected on three criteria, they had to be aged 18 and over, British citizens and define their involvement in sex work as "voluntary".
Some of the areas that are covered are: strategies to manage emotions in the workplace, bodily exclusion zones, the condom as a psychological barrier, the manufactured identity, the preference for domination services,protecting the self and performing as a business strategy.
Teela interviews an escort called Natasha who pretends that she went to public school, and is waiting for an inheritance. Natasha 's physical appearance supports the story that she tells her clients, and the person that she pretends to be when she is marketing, negotiating, and peforming the service. Her appearance gives the impression that she is genuine the wig, implants, and penthouse that her fake character would live in. Natasha insists that her clients are convinced that the fake character she performs at work, is the same one that appears in other parts of her life.I read about Natasha, and have a strong feeling that I know who she is!
The paper looks at the importance and difficulties of maintaining multiple identities in this work. Teela also looks at how with regular clients this can be increasingly difficult, and how regular clients tend to know more about you.The escorts also talk about how stressful it is, trying to remember your cover story each time.
I know the feeling.
The dangers of telling the truth, could lead to obsessive behaviour by clients, and because most escorts are not open about the work that they do, they want to avoid the association with the whore stigma.
If you want to read the article here it is.
Teela interviewed some clients and escorts in the UK for her book.
Sex work a risky business
The paper looks at how sex workers create emotion management strategies. It looks at Sex work as a service industry. The study concentrated on the indoor sex market. The women were selected on three criteria, they had to be aged 18 and over, British citizens and define their involvement in sex work as "voluntary".
Some of the areas that are covered are: strategies to manage emotions in the workplace, bodily exclusion zones, the condom as a psychological barrier, the manufactured identity, the preference for domination services,protecting the self and performing as a business strategy.
Teela interviews an escort called Natasha who pretends that she went to public school, and is waiting for an inheritance. Natasha 's physical appearance supports the story that she tells her clients, and the person that she pretends to be when she is marketing, negotiating, and peforming the service. Her appearance gives the impression that she is genuine the wig, implants, and penthouse that her fake character would live in. Natasha insists that her clients are convinced that the fake character she performs at work, is the same one that appears in other parts of her life.I read about Natasha, and have a strong feeling that I know who she is!
The paper looks at the importance and difficulties of maintaining multiple identities in this work. Teela also looks at how with regular clients this can be increasingly difficult, and how regular clients tend to know more about you.The escorts also talk about how stressful it is, trying to remember your cover story each time.
I know the feeling.
The dangers of telling the truth, could lead to obsessive behaviour by clients, and because most escorts are not open about the work that they do, they want to avoid the association with the whore stigma.
If you want to read the article here it is.
Labels: Articles, Sexworkers, Teela Sanders
Thursday, November 16, 2006
New Article
For those of you who are interested Julia O'Connell Davidson has an article on trafficking online.
Labels: Articles, Julia O'Connell Davidson, Trafficking
