Developing an occupational perspective of women involved in sex work

A discussion paper

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12644398
AutoresRachel Rule (0000-0003-3005-2891, Community Mental Health Services, Plymouth, UK, autor correspondente), Rebecca Twinley (0000-0003-2128-0921, University of Brighton)
Ano2020
Volume28
Fascículo1
Páginas133-143
Data de publicação2020-03-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Occupational Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1442-7591 • E-ISSN: 2158-1576
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14427591.2020.1739552
OpenAlexW3013693955
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas45

Sex work is a commonplace form of work that is variably tolerated, or not, worldwide. Perceived by many to be a complex social issue, sex work is interpreted and performed differently, depending on the political, religious, cultural, and legal context; all of which shape the dominant cultural narrative of stigmatising perceptions of sex workers. The aim of this discussion paper is to outline our reflections and offer some arguments on the challenges and opportunities of addressing sex work from an occupational perspective. We focus on three issues: the push and pull factors of sex work, a critical consideration of the common assumption that health can be promoted through occupation, and the contribution that occupational science can make to sex workers

Context (archaeology · Focus (optics · Geography · Narrative · Occupational science · Perception · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Sex work · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology · Occupational Therapy