The Drayang Girls of Thimphu
Sexual network formation, transactional sex and emerging modernities in Bhutan
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 15098692 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Robert Lorway (0000-0001-6923-8832, University of Manitoba, autor correspondente), Gampo Dorji, Janet Bradley (0000-0002-7314-6022, Université Laval), B M Ramesh (University of Manitoba), Shajy Isaac (Karnataka Health Promotion Trust), Jenny Blanchard (0000-0002-4701-590X, University of Manitoba), James Blanchard (0000-0001-9855-7728) |
| Ano | 2011 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Fascículo | sup2 |
| Páginas | S293-S308 |
| Data de publicação | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2011.607243 |
| PMID | 21916668 |
| OpenAlex | W2007045053 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 3 |
| Referências citadas | 11 |
Bhutan's sustained low HIV prevalence can be attributed to its political commitment to maintain isolation from foreign cultural influence. Recently, rising HIV prevalence has coincided with the increase in human traffic along Bhutan's borders. The majority of infections, occurring primarily through sexual contact, have appeared in the urban environments that are situated along the main transport routes. This qualitative study explored the sexual networks that form at entertainment venues in the capital city of Thimphu. To more fully understand sexual network formation at theses venues, one must take into account an emerging modernity that reflects a convergence of cultural, economic and political influences emanating from Bhutan's unique 'middle-path' modernisation scheme. The growing appearance of transactional sex in Thimphu not only points to an emergent form of exploitation wrought by larger economic transformations and widening social inequalities; the power inequalities that surround its practice are also significantly exacerbated by the local cultural politics and moral ideologies that arise as Bhutan proceeds along the path towards global capitalism. Discourses of Bhutanese sexual morality articulate with broader political economic transformations to forcefully position village women engaging in transactional sex within a field of power relations that leaves them open to various forms of subjugation
Economic growth · Economics · Ideology · Modernization theory · Morality · Political science · Politics · Population · Public relations · Sociology · Transactional leadership · Transactional sex · Demography · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,38 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 3 |