Midterm 2 Flashcards
How does Dr. Alysworth research complicate our understanding of
involvement in and exiting from sex work?
One is not simply involved or uninvolved, they self define what being involved means to them
What is the impact of a binary understanding of involvement in sex
work?
kinda virgin/slut dynamic, its focused on categorization rather than the human person
How do sex workers understand involvement in sex work? What
criteria does they use for defining involvement?
they self identify, someone may have 3 casual clients and identify as uninvolved, another may classify having a client for the first time in years as getting reinvolved
How does a non-binary understanding of sex work involvement
impact how we approach the desire to exit?
makes us consider what the person considers as sex work, frequency, nature of the work, intent, financial dependency,
deconstructs the desire to exit and the idea that everyone in the trade is forced into it
What are some of the vectors that intersect to affect one’s
relationship with sex work?
the degree of collective affiliation with the sex work community
frequency of participation
ratio of regular new clients
level of income dependency
ratio of exchanges that “count” as sex work
degree of personal identification as a sex worker
What was the pathway into Sex work for Mars?
going to strip club amateur nights for a few months->do you want a jib here??->liked the social parts but not the business parts->joined the body rub center be of friends->they are now the full time secretary
What are the challenges associated with sex work?
safety, “legitimacy”/recognition/licensing, boundaries for some people
What is the answers society and what does it work towards?
fight the stigma, discrimination, and harm of sex workers, improve quality of life, provide support, educate people, decriminalization, etc
What impact did sex work have on Mars’ sexual experience outside
of work?
they learned what they did and didn’t like, got better at telling people no, can enjoy intimacy more because they know more about themselves
What is intimate partner violence?
includes physical violence, sexual violence, stalking and psychological aggression (including coercive tactics) by a current or former intimate partner (i.e., spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend, dating partner, or ongoing sexual partner).
How does family theory understand gender and intimate partner
violence?
coercive controlling violence males are more likely to commit it
in situational couple violence it is symmetric across genders
What are the differences between the forms of intimate partner violence in MP Johnson’s violence topology?
coercive controlling violence-pervasive pattern of control tactics, greater psychological consequences
situational couple violence-specific to certain situations and not necessarily a regular thing
How is data on coercive control typically collected?
no clue bc bruh, assuming that it’s self reported by the victims tho
How does Edmonton approach sex work in terms of licensing of
body rub centers?
harm reduction and business licensing
What are some of the key debates about sex work in Edmonton?
advertising spaces, human trafficking issues, how much should be legal
What do the results of the body-rub center research tell us about
sex worker safety, health and quality of life.
safety is the primary concern, providing and caring for all types of health, infrastructure for hygiene, social and emotional support, job stability, good working conditions
What strategies for reducing buyer demand were researched and
how effective were these strategies?
john school-limited reach and little evidence of effectiveness
school-based education-very few programs/little research
public awareness-short lived, underfunded, local, often not evaluated/little research
enforcement direct and using technology
reverse stings: costly and limited research
penalties: limited reach, more effective
tracking/shaming: no evidence
What are sexual scripts and how do they impact dating practices?
imagery for understanding human sexual activity as social and learned interactions
they set the stage for what is expected and acceptable in sexual/dating settings
How do sexual scripts differ for heterosexual men and heterosexual
women?
men are raised to embrace their sexuality while women are raised to suppress it, the player vs slut dynamic/double standard
How do beliefs about gender shape expectations for sexual
behavior?
men are expected to make all the moves and women are simply expected to respond to them, this keeps women from initiating and puts some men off if women initiate too much.
What is the impact of heterosexual dating scripts in terms of
gendered power relations?
women are expected to be submissive and men are expected to be dominant, men can have more agency and are not policed like women
if women have sex with them too early then they are not seen as serious so men won’t have sex with the early if they actually want a committed relationship , this shit is so backwards
How do heterosexual dating scripts differ from LGTBQ scripts?
they don’t have the same gender binary expectations, and run counter to the scripts seeing them as harmful and just kinda doing whatever but then also sometimes feeling pressured towards things like monogamy
How and why do LGBTQ people challenge normative sexual scripts?
bc it feels restrictive and we are already breaking norms, so just say whatever dog
What are queer alternative scripts and what impact might they
have on daters?
things like communication and mutual feeling but there can also be a script of non monogamy that not everyone wants to conform to
What are the shortcomings of traditional sexual education
approaches?
it can lack instruction on both the mechanical and emotional fronts
focuses too much on the risk and not about pleasure
How might shame impact how we express or experience our
sexuality?
because our sense of worthiness can affect how we perceive sex, not being good enough
this can lead to a lack of connection with your partner(s) so you won’t express any feelings that could make the experience better bc you think you aren’t worthy of it or even just a shame of your own body.
An intensely painful feeling or experience of believing we are flawed
and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging.
