Chris Atchison
Biographic Data
| ID | 176408 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Atchison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Atchison |
| SIGNATURE | ATCHISON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9616-4509 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Understanding the Influence of Community-Level Determinants on Children’s Social and Emotional Well-Being
Healthy social and emotional development and longer-term outcomes for children are shaped by factors across the multiple levels (micro, meso, exo, macro) of a child's environment. By employing a novel systems science and participatory approach, we were able to co-produce a series of causal loop diagrams that detail the complex relationships between variables operating at the community or neighborhood environment level (e.g., features of the built…
A community-based systems dynamics approach for understanding determinants of children's social and emotional well-being
Image is everything
This exploratory pilot study builds on the image issues associated with geoscience degrees (namely physical geography and geology) and the potential obstacles this creates for prospective applicants with physical disabilities; departmental faculty may not be aware of the exclusive image projected that is thought to attract more students. While the industry has moved from field-based data collection to more office-based observation and interpretat…
Sex workers as peer health advocates
The peer education program proved successful in enhancing sex workers' community empowerment in one urban setting by increasing their knowledge about health issues, sharing information about and building confidence in accessing services, and expanding capacity to disseminate this knowledge to others. This 'proof of concept' built the foundation for a long-term initiative in this setting and has promise for other jurisdictions wishing to adapt sim…
Lack of Confidence in Police Creates a “Blue Ceiling” for Sex Workers' Safety
Confidence in the police is fundamental to citizens' willingness to report unlawful behaviour, share intelligence about crime, seek help when victimized, and generally comply with the law. Marginalized groups overwhelmingly report a lack of confidence that police will apply the law fairly. Although sex work research reports a wide range of negative experiences with the police, it is not known how common these experiences are because most research…
Addressing Underrepresentation in Sex Work Research
Men, transgender people, and those working in off-street locales have historically been underrepresented in sex work health research. Failure to include all sections of sex worker populations precludes comprehensive understandings about a range of population health issues, including potential variations in the manifestation of such issues within and between population subgroups, which in turn can impede the development of effective services and i…
The social dynamics of safe sex practices among Canadian sex industry clients
Much of what we know about the safe sex practices of people who pay for sexual services (clients) remains firmly grounded in empirical and interpretive tendencies to overemphasise the causal link between social, cultural or individual characteristics and sexual decision-making. In this study we apply Adam Green's Bourdieu-inspired sexual fields theory to examine the ways in which safe sex practices are interdependently shaped by social, personal …
Sexual safety practices of massage parlor-based sex workers and their clients
The Outreach and Research in Community Health Initiatives and Development (ORCHID) project examines social and structural factors that contribute to HIV/AIDS risk among women working in Vancouver's indoor sex industry and their clients. From 2006 to 2009, two mixed method studies were undertaken in ORCHID: one exploring experiences of women working in the indoor sex industry, mainly in massage parlors, and the other exploring experiences of men a…
Recruitment of Sex Buyers
In this article we draw upon data from a large-scale mixed methods investigation of clients of commercial sex workers in Canada to illustrate the potential value that understanding and integrating computer and network technology has for enhancing access to, and participation from, marginalized and stigmatized populations. In particular, we present qualitative data from analysis of our research field notes as well as an analysis of quantitative da…
Qualitative Research in the Digital Era
Although the many sites and opportunities available to researchers through the development and proliferation of the Internet are well known, little attention has been paid to what digital technologies and the world's developing digital infrastructure can offer qualitative researchers for the actual process of doing research. This article discusses opportunities that now exist that we have experimented with and implemented in our own research, suc…
Structure and agency
Sex work research continues to be characterised by debates around decriminalization. Central to these debates are claims about the agency of those involved in the sex trade. Some researchers argue that individuals involved in the sex trade are victims of structural and interpersonal constraint, whilst others depict them as workers exercising choice. Drawing on structure-agency theory, a review of legal and media accounts of the sex trade and qual…
Men Who Buy Sex
Les auteurs de cet article passent en revue la documentation canadienne sur les hommes qui achètent des services sexuels et présentent les résultats d'une enquête autoadministrée auprès de 80 de ces hommes, enquête qui a été réalisée dans le Grand Vancouver. l'article décrit les caractéristiques démographiques générates de l'échantillon et certains aspects de leur comportement d'achat sexuel. En raison de l'inquiétude accrue concernant le grand n…
The internet and the state
Emerging styles of social control on the internet
Critical criminological applications of computer technology
Lack of Confidence in Police Creates a “Blue Ceiling” for Sex Workers' Safety
Confidence in the police is fundamental to citizens' willingness to report unlawful behaviour, share intelligence about crime, seek help when victimized, and generally comply with the law. Marginalized groups overwhelmingly report a lack of confidence that police will apply the law fairly. Although sex work research reports a wide range of negative experiences with the police, it is not known how common these experiences are because most research…
Qualitative Research in the Digital Era
Although the many sites and opportunities available to researchers through the development and proliferation of the Internet are well known, little attention has been paid to what digital technologies and the world's developing digital infrastructure can offer qualitative researchers for the actual process of doing research. This article discusses opportunities that now exist that we have experimented with and implemented in our own research, suc…
Addressing Underrepresentation in Sex Work Research
Men, transgender people, and those working in off-street locales have historically been underrepresented in sex work health research. Failure to include all sections of sex worker populations precludes comprehensive understandings about a range of population health issues, including potential variations in the manifestation of such issues within and between population subgroups, which in turn can impede the development of effective services and i…
Men Who Buy Sex
Les auteurs de cet article passent en revue la documentation canadienne sur les hommes qui achètent des services sexuels et présentent les résultats d'une enquête autoadministrée auprès de 80 de ces hommes, enquête qui a été réalisée dans le Grand Vancouver. l'article décrit les caractéristiques démographiques générates de l'échantillon et certains aspects de leur comportement d'achat sexuel. En raison de l'inquiétude accrue concernant le grand n…
Image is everything
This exploratory pilot study builds on the image issues associated with geoscience degrees (namely physical geography and geology) and the potential obstacles this creates for prospective applicants with physical disabilities; departmental faculty may not be aware of the exclusive image projected that is thought to attract more students. While the industry has moved from field-based data collection to more office-based observation and interpretat…
The social dynamics of safe sex practices among Canadian sex industry clients
Much of what we know about the safe sex practices of people who pay for sexual services (clients) remains firmly grounded in empirical and interpretive tendencies to overemphasise the causal link between social, cultural or individual characteristics and sexual decision-making. In this study we apply Adam Green's Bourdieu-inspired sexual fields theory to examine the ways in which safe sex practices are interdependently shaped by social, personal …
Recruitment of Sex Buyers
In this article we draw upon data from a large-scale mixed methods investigation of clients of commercial sex workers in Canada to illustrate the potential value that understanding and integrating computer and network technology has for enhancing access to, and participation from, marginalized and stigmatized populations. In particular, we present qualitative data from analysis of our research field notes as well as an analysis of quantitative da…
The internet and the state
Emerging styles of social control on the internet
Critical criminological applications of computer technology
The internet and the state
Emerging styles of social control on the internet
Men Who Buy Sex
Les auteurs de cet article passent en revue la documentation canadienne sur les hommes qui achètent des services sexuels et présentent les résultats d'une enquête autoadministrée auprès de 80 de ces hommes, enquête qui a été réalisée dans le Grand Vancouver. l'article décrit les caractéristiques démographiques générates de l'échantillon et certains aspects de leur comportement d'achat sexuel. En raison de l'inquiétude accrue concernant le grand n…
Structure and agency
Sex work research continues to be characterised by debates around decriminalization. Central to these debates are claims about the agency of those involved in the sex trade. Some researchers argue that individuals involved in the sex trade are victims of structural and interpersonal constraint, whilst others depict them as workers exercising choice. Drawing on structure-agency theory, a review of legal and media accounts of the sex trade and qual…
Recruitment of Sex Buyers
In this article we draw upon data from a large-scale mixed methods investigation of clients of commercial sex workers in Canada to illustrate the potential value that understanding and integrating computer and network technology has for enhancing access to, and participation from, marginalized and stigmatized populations. In particular, we present qualitative data from analysis of our research field notes as well as an analysis of quantitative da…
Qualitative Research in the Digital Era
Although the many sites and opportunities available to researchers through the development and proliferation of the Internet are well known, little attention has been paid to what digital technologies and the world's developing digital infrastructure can offer qualitative researchers for the actual process of doing research. This article discusses opportunities that now exist that we have experimented with and implemented in our own research, suc…
Sexual safety practices of massage parlor-based sex workers and their clients
The Outreach and Research in Community Health Initiatives and Development (ORCHID) project examines social and structural factors that contribute to HIV/AIDS risk among women working in Vancouver's indoor sex industry and their clients. From 2006 to 2009, two mixed method studies were undertaken in ORCHID: one exploring experiences of women working in the indoor sex industry, mainly in massage parlors, and the other exploring experiences of men a…
Lack of Confidence in Police Creates a “Blue Ceiling” for Sex Workers' Safety
Confidence in the police is fundamental to citizens' willingness to report unlawful behaviour, share intelligence about crime, seek help when victimized, and generally comply with the law. Marginalized groups overwhelmingly report a lack of confidence that police will apply the law fairly. Although sex work research reports a wide range of negative experiences with the police, it is not known how common these experiences are because most research…
Addressing Underrepresentation in Sex Work Research
Men, transgender people, and those working in off-street locales have historically been underrepresented in sex work health research. Failure to include all sections of sex worker populations precludes comprehensive understandings about a range of population health issues, including potential variations in the manifestation of such issues within and between population subgroups, which in turn can impede the development of effective services and i…
The social dynamics of safe sex practices among Canadian sex industry clients
Much of what we know about the safe sex practices of people who pay for sexual services (clients) remains firmly grounded in empirical and interpretive tendencies to overemphasise the causal link between social, cultural or individual characteristics and sexual decision-making. In this study we apply Adam Green's Bourdieu-inspired sexual fields theory to examine the ways in which safe sex practices are interdependently shaped by social, personal …
Sex workers as peer health advocates
The peer education program proved successful in enhancing sex workers' community empowerment in one urban setting by increasing their knowledge about health issues, sharing information about and building confidence in accessing services, and expanding capacity to disseminate this knowledge to others. This 'proof of concept' built the foundation for a long-term initiative in this setting and has promise for other jurisdictions wishing to adapt sim…
Image is everything
This exploratory pilot study builds on the image issues associated with geoscience degrees (namely physical geography and geology) and the potential obstacles this creates for prospective applicants with physical disabilities; departmental faculty may not be aware of the exclusive image projected that is thought to attract more students. While the industry has moved from field-based data collection to more office-based observation and interpretat…
A community-based systems dynamics approach for understanding determinants of children's social and emotional well-being
Understanding the Influence of Community-Level Determinants on Children’s Social and Emotional Well-Being
Healthy social and emotional development and longer-term outcomes for children are shaped by factors across the multiple levels (micro, meso, exo, macro) of a child's environment. By employing a novel systems science and participatory approach, we were able to co-produce a series of causal loop diagrams that detail the complex relationships between variables operating at the community or neighborhood environment level (e.g., features of the built…
Sociology (13 works) · Political science (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Sex work and related issues (8 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Business (4 works) · Internet privacy (4 works)