Working Girls : Abuse or Choice in Street-Level Sex Work? A Study of Homeless Women in Nottingham / Rachel Harding in The british journal of social work, 6, vol. 39 (September 2009)

Public ISBD [article]  inThe british journal of social work > 6, vol. 39 (September 2009) . - pp. 1118-1137 Titre : Working Girls : Abuse or Choice in Street-Level Sex Work? A Study of Homeless Women in Nottingham Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Rachel Harding, Auteur ; Paul Hamilton, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : pp. 1118-1137 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Cardijn Femmes TS Prostitution # Sans-abri # Victimes Résumé : "This paper uses fifteen indices of abuse and a definition of ‘coercion’ as ‘constraint, restraint, compulsion; the application of force to control the action of a voluntary agent’ (OED Online, 2006) to explore how homeless women understand their choice to sex work. Twenty-six homeless women were interviewed, nine of whom had sex worked. A structured, qualitative questionnaire was used in a case study design from which information was gathered about the relationship between a woman's experience of abuse and coercion and her decision to sex work. By exploring the motivations given by women as to why they sex worked, it is argued that homeless women's decisions are, in part, a consequence of systemic familial abuse and coercion from abusive partners. However, in responding to the complex needs of such women, it is also suggested that ‘abuse’ and ‘coercion’ should not routinely equate to ‘victimhood’. Consequently, our findings challenge the homogeneous approach to ‘victimization’ as demonstrated within the government's Prostitution Strategy (Home Office, 2006a). Subsequent recommendations are made for social work practice in the context of the Strategy when working with abused and coerced homeless women who choose to sex work." Permalink : http://cdocs.helha.be/pmblln/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=14396 [article] Working Girls : Abuse or Choice in Street-Level Sex Work? A Study of Homeless Women in Nottingham [texte imprimé] / Rachel Harding, Auteur ; Paul Hamilton, Auteur . - 2009 . - pp. 1118-1137. Langues : Anglais (eng) in The british journal of social work > 6, vol. 39 (September 2009) . - pp. 1118-1137 Catégories : Cardijn Femmes TS Prostitution # Sans-abri # Victimes Résumé : "This paper uses fifteen indices of abuse and a definition of ‘coercion’ as ‘constraint, restraint, compulsion; the application of force to control the action of a voluntary agent’ (OED Online, 2006) to explore how homeless women understand their choice to sex work. Twenty-six homeless women were interviewed, nine of whom had sex worked. A structured, qualitative questionnaire was used in a case study design from which information was gathered about the relationship between a woman's experience of abuse and coercion and her decision to sex work. By exploring the motivations given by women as to why they sex worked, it is argued that homeless women's decisions are, in part, a consequence of systemic familial abuse and coercion from abusive partners. However, in responding to the complex needs of such women, it is also suggested that ‘abuse’ and ‘coercion’ should not routinely equate to ‘victimhood’. Consequently, our findings challenge the homogeneous approach to ‘victimization’ as demonstrated within the government's Prostitution Strategy (Home Office, 2006a). Subsequent recommendations are made for social work practice in the context of the Strategy when working with abused and coerced homeless women who choose to sex work." Permalink : http://cdocs.helha.be/pmblln/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=14396

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