He’s not my pimp’

Toward an understanding of intimate male partner involvement in female sex work at the Mexico–US border

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15098338
AutoresMaría Luisa Mittal (0000-0002-4000-5370, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA), Angela R Bazzi (0000-0001-6828-1919, Boston University), Gudelia Rangel (0000-0003-3376-152X, Secretaria de Salud), Maria Gudelia Rangel (Secretaría de Salud-Comisión de Salud Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico), Hugo Staines (Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez), Kelly Yotebieng (0000-0002-0511-3237, Department of Anthropology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA), Steffanie A Strathdee (0000-0002-7724-691X, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA), Jennifer Syvertsen (0000-0002-2387-7273, University of California, Riverside, autor de correspondencia), Jennifer L Syvertsen (Division of Infectious Diseases, and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA)
Año2018
Volumen20
Número9
Páginas961-975
Fecha de publicación2018-09-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2017.1403651
PMID29171796
OpenAlexW2768943495
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas53

Female sex work is often perceived as women being controlled by men. We used surveys and qualitative interviews with female sex workers and their intimate partners in two Northern Mexico cities to examine couples' own perceptions of their relationships and male partners' involvement in sex work. Among 214 couples, the median age was 34 and relationship duration was approximately 3 years. Only 10 women in the survey reported having a pimp, and the majority reported sole control over sex work decisions. Qualitative analyses revealed that while most men avoided direct involvement in sex work, they offered advice that was largely driven by concern for their partner's well-being. Our discussion of these results considers the broader socio-political context surrounding these relationships and how changing gender roles, economic insecurity and stigma shape couples' everyday social interactions. Assumptions that all sex workers' relationships are coercive and commercial marginalises these couples while leaving their health concerns unaddressed

Context (archaeology · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Perception · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Sex work · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology