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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739426803321

Autore

Dewey Susan

Titolo

Ethical research with sex workers : anthropological approaches / / Susan Dewey, Tiantian Zheng

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-4614-6492-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Collana

Springer briefs in anthropology

Altri autori (Persone)

ZhengTiantian

Disciplina

306.74072

Soggetti

Prostitution - Research

Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Contents; Abstract; 1 Anthropological Research with Sex Workers: An Introduction; Anchor 2; Anthropological Engagement with Sex Work: A Concise Literature Review; Ethical Challenges in Sex Work Research; Chapter Overview and Structure of the Book; 2 Ethical Research Design; Anchor 2; The Ethics of Research Questions; Confidentiality; Informed Consent; Ethics of Research Methodologies; Representative Research Samples and Data; Conclusion; 3 Ethical Research in a Fraught Environment; Anchor 2; An Ideologically Charged Environment

A Politically Charged Environment: Anti-Trafficking Campaigns, Abolitionism, and Police RaidsImpact on Researchers: Institutional Review Board Approval; Impact on Researchers: Access to the Sex Industry; Impact on Researchers: Danger, Risks, and Stigma; Ethical Practice of Reciprocity; Ethical Practice of Reflexivity; Conclusion; 4 Between Research and Activism: Identifying Pathways to Inclusive Research; Anchor 2; Envisioning Participatory Sex Work Research; Participatory Research Design; Participatory Methodologies; Participatory Dissemination; Conclusion; Susan Dewey; Works Cited

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is the result of the many years the authors have spent conducting ethnographic field research with sex workers, conversing with other researchers, and, perhaps most importantly, developing a deep sense of empathy for the sex worker participants in the research as well as the colleagues who carry out this work with the goal of



advancing social justice. They have a combined total of twenty-five years’ experience carrying out research with sex workers, and this extensive period of time has given them ample opportunity to reflect upon the topic of ethics. Sex work, defined as the exchange of sexual or sexualized intimacy for money or something of value, encompasses a wide range of legal and illegal behaviors that present researchers with key ethical challenges explored in the volume. These ethical challenges include: ·         Research methodology ·         Distinguishing research from activism ·         Navigating the politically and ideologically charged environments in which researchers must remain constantly attuned to the legal and public policy implications of their work ·         Possibilities for participatory sex work research processes ·         Strategies for incorporating participants in a variety of collaborative ways Sex work presents a unique set of challenges that are not always well understood by those working outside of anthropology and disciplines closely related to it. This book serves an  important function by honestly and openly reviewing strategies for overcoming these ethical challenges with the end goal of producing path-breaking research that actively incorporates the perspectives of research participants on their own terms. Ever attuned to the reality that research on sex work remains a deeply political act, Ethical Research with Sex Workers: Anthropological Approaches aspires to begin a dialogue about the meanings and practices ascribed to ethics in a fraught environment. Drawing upon a review of published scholarly and activist work on the subject, as well as on interviews with researchers, social service providers, and sex workers themselves,  this volume is an unprecedented contribution to the literature that will engage researchers across a variety of disciplines, such as academics and researchers in anthropology, sociology, criminal justice, and public health, as well as activists and policymakers.  .