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Risk, Stigma, Agency

Life Histories of Women Involved in Sex Work in Kolkata, India

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This book centers the life histories of three women engaged in sex work in Kolkata, India to show how they make sense of their lived experiences and reveals deep insights into the risks women face in the current social environment of India. Much of the risk discourse surrounding sex work in India comes from academics, social and health workers, epidemiologists, and policymakers. Departing from this approach, the author foregrounds the lives and voices of the women themselves to provide a richly nuanced picture of the diverse and complex realities that shape many women’s lives in India. It provides a deeper understanding of the different but interrelated vulnerabilities to which many sex workers are subject, including poverty, familial violence, child marriage, marital rape, public ridicule, stigma, and health risks such as HIV/AIDS, along with their reasons for entry, exit, and reentry into sex work. This book will be of interest to researchers and students from a variety of academic disciplines, such as social work, anthropology and sociology, women’s studies, public health, and criminal justice. It has also been written in an accessible and engaging style that should appeal to a diverse global audience of non-academic professionals as well as scholars. It will resonate with professionals in health or social welfare fields (e.g., nurses, social workers, lawyers, psychologists) who address issues of violence against women, human trafficking, or health risks in sex work.
Pages
193 pages
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Parution
2025-02-28
Marque
Palgrave Macmillan
EAN papier
9783031829741
EAN PDF
9783031829758
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Nombre pages imprimables
19
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5315 Ko
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116,04 €
EAN EPUB
9783031829758
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
1
Nombre pages imprimables
19
Taille du fichier
532 Ko
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Prix
116,04 €

Sunny Sinha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Appalachian State University, USA. She has considerable social work practice and research experience working with diverse groups of sex workers and the various NGOs reaching out to the sex worker community in Kolkata, India. For nearly two decades (2005-2024), Dr. Sinha has conducted research among women residing in brothels, women indirectly employed in sex work via informal jobs, transgender sex workers, and clients of sex workers. 

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