Cassini Sai Kwan Chu
Biographic Data
| ID | 254755 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cassini Sai Kwan Chu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cassini Sai Kwan |
| FAMILY NAME | Chu |
| SIGNATURE | CHU C S K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-1121-299X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Empowerment or exploitation? An analysis of young women's experiences in compensated dating
This article unfolds the dynamics of the lived experiences of young women who provide sex and intimacy to men through compensated dating (CD), often regarded as a form of adolescent prostitution. Inspired by intersectionality and rational choice theory, this article argues that the experiences of female CD providers are complex and varied, thus should not be simplified into dichotomous discussions of empowerment versus exploitation. Drawing from …
Commercial Sex or Romance? Men's Sexual Scripts in Compensated Dating
Compensated dating is a contestable phenomenon. While most academic and public discourses have paid considerable attentions to young girls who provide compensated dating, little is known about men who buy it. Drawing from 33 in-depth interviews with male clients of compensated dating in Hong Kong, this empirical study provides a qualitative analysis of their experiences. The findings show that compensated dating is not only a platform where men c…
Becoming a Male Client of Compensated Dating
This study explores men's experiences in compensated dating (CD), particularly their process of becoming a client of CD in Hong Kong. By drawing on 30 individual interviews with male clients, cyber-ethnography of a major CD on-line forum, informal conversations with CD participants, off-line participant observations, and the sparse literature available on this under-examined social phenomenon, we also analyze men's subjective understandings of be…
Becoming a Male Client of Compensated Dating
This study explores men's experiences in compensated dating (CD), particularly their process of becoming a client of CD in Hong Kong. By drawing on 30 individual interviews with male clients, cyber-ethnography of a major CD on-line forum, informal conversations with CD participants, off-line participant observations, and the sparse literature available on this under-examined social phenomenon, we also analyze men's subjective understandings of be…
Commercial Sex or Romance? Men's Sexual Scripts in Compensated Dating
Compensated dating is a contestable phenomenon. While most academic and public discourses have paid considerable attentions to young girls who provide compensated dating, little is known about men who buy it. Drawing from 33 in-depth interviews with male clients of compensated dating in Hong Kong, this empirical study provides a qualitative analysis of their experiences. The findings show that compensated dating is not only a platform where men c…
Becoming a Male Client of Compensated Dating
This study explores men's experiences in compensated dating (CD), particularly their process of becoming a client of CD in Hong Kong. By drawing on 30 individual interviews with male clients, cyber-ethnography of a major CD on-line forum, informal conversations with CD participants, off-line participant observations, and the sparse literature available on this under-examined social phenomenon, we also analyze men's subjective understandings of be…
Commercial Sex or Romance? Men's Sexual Scripts in Compensated Dating
Compensated dating is a contestable phenomenon. While most academic and public discourses have paid considerable attentions to young girls who provide compensated dating, little is known about men who buy it. Drawing from 33 in-depth interviews with male clients of compensated dating in Hong Kong, this empirical study provides a qualitative analysis of their experiences. The findings show that compensated dating is not only a platform where men c…
Empowerment or exploitation? An analysis of young women's experiences in compensated dating
This article unfolds the dynamics of the lived experiences of young women who provide sex and intimacy to men through compensated dating (CD), often regarded as a form of adolescent prostitution. Inspired by intersectionality and rational choice theory, this article argues that the experiences of female CD providers are complex and varied, thus should not be simplified into dichotomous discussions of empowerment versus exploitation. Drawing from …
Sex work and related issues (3 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Human sexuality (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)