Essays about: "sex worker"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words sex worker.

  1. 1. Local Entertainers in Cebu, Philippines Entertainment and Sex Work: The Struggle for Empowerment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Judith Loyzaga Skoglund; [2023-12-18]
    Keywords : Philippines; entertainer; empowerment; pragmatism; stigmatization; sex worker; prostitution;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine why local women in Cebu, Philippines, chose to work as entertainers and sex workers. It will examine how their occupation affect their daily lives, in regard to their economy and their social relations with their families, colleagues and customers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cultural backlash to globalization and right-wing power: Import competition shaping sexual beliefs in Western Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Matteo Magnano; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Does economic globalization impact sexual beliefs, contributing to the rise of right-wing parties? Although voters may not discern threats from trade shocks, individual economic insecurity theoretically impacts cultural attitudes and sparks a backlash towards outgroups, in turn contributing to right-wing candidates that campaign leveraging intolerance. Considering that scholars provide evidence for import competition strengthening support for right-wing parties, this study accounts for the peculiarities of European Parliament elections and their electoral outcomes of 2019. READ MORE

  4. 3. Safety and Security in Sudan: Humanitarian Aid Workers’ Risk Perception

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Magdalena Hix; [2023]
    Keywords : Safety; Security; Risk; Risk Perception; Risk Evaluation; Humanitarian Aid Worker; Sudan; Protection; Security Risk Management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Protection of humanitarian aid workers (HAWs) is a challenging task. There are various reports on the topic where much research seems to focus on traditional physical attacks and intentional violence against HAWs (security) rather than the accidental event risks (safety) or discussing it separately. READ MORE

  5. 4. Local Entertainers in Cebu, Philippines: Entertainment and Sex Work: The Struggle for Empowerment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Judith Loyzaga Skoglund; [2022-11-09]
    Keywords : Philippines; entertainer; empowerment; pragmatism; stigmatization; sex worker; prostitution;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine why local women in Cebu, Philippines, chose to work as entertainers and sex workers. It will examine how their occupation affect their daily lives, in regard to their economy and their social relations with their families, colleagues and customers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Media, Men and Sex Workers : A critical discourse analysis of Swedish media’s portrayal of sex workers and sex buyers in Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Josefin Bloom; [2021]
    Keywords : Sex work; Sex buyers; Swedish media; Discourse analysis; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The premise of this thesis was to investigate how one national news outlet (Dagens Nyheter) in Sweden portrayed sex workers and sex buyers in their article series Skuggsidan. The series, published in effect of a famous TV-persona’s sex buying scandal in May of 2020, included interviews with former female sex workers, two case worker from a help organization and one former male sex buyer. READ MORE