Through a critical review of existing research, this article argues that (a) customers have
been excluded from many debates surrounding prostitution, and including them will create a …

The Philippines is the world's largest exporter of temporary contract labor with a huge
800,000 workers a year being deployed on either six month or two year contracts. This labor …

The phenomenon of trafficking in women for sexual exploitation, which in the last decade
has changed from a marginal'non-issue'to a legitimate concern in many parts of the world …

Prostitution often causes significant anxiety for communities. These communities have been
known to campaign against its presence in 'their'neighbourhoods, seeking the removal of …

This paper presents findings from an ethnographic, community-based research project with
women in the sex trade in London, Ontario, the first of its kind in this Canadian city. Drawing …

Prostitution und Menschenhandel sind Gegenstand vielfältiger staatlicher und
zivilgesellschaftlicher Aktivitäten. Die individuellen Wahrnehmungs-und Handlungsmuster …

Recent scholarship across disciplines reflects renewed interest in making social science
relevant to social and policy change (Burawoy, 2005; Flyvbjerg, 2001). At the same time …

This study examined media portrayals of street-level prostitution. The objectives of this
research were twofold. The first was to examine the nature of the film industry's portrayal of …

Purpose Sex buyers are often viewed as a single category of offenders; however, they are
diverse with regard to their motivations for seeking out commercial sex. Past research also …

This exploratory study was implemented to broaden the knowledge of clients' use of
prostitutes. The study examined clients' attitudes towards prostitution and the role this may …