Understanding Health and Care Among Sex Workers

Perspectives From Rhode Island

Claire Macon, Eden Tai, Sidney Lane (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

XXIX, 134 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-40661-4 (ISBN)

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This book examines sex worker health and the concept of care among sex workers in Rhode Island using mixed methods research conceived of and led by Ocean State Advocacy (O$A), a grassroots collective of sex workers in Rhode Island. Drawing upon survey data, in-depth interview research, as well as ethnographic and grounded theory principle, this text provides a nuanced look at why sex workers face disparate health outcomes, what defines the area of sex worker health, and practices of care that exist among sex workers in Rhode Island. Throughout this book, the authors examine how criminalization and stigma impact care and why sex workers find themselves in a distinctly challenging position when trying to stay healthy and well. Throughout this book, the authors explore both these vulnerabilities and sources of strength among the sex work community with the goal of gaining a better understanding of what sex workers in Rhode Island need for a healthier future.

This book will be of interest to scholars and students within the fields of Sociology, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Labor Studies, Public Health, Social Medicine, Medical Humanities, and Medical Education.

lt;p>Claire Macon is a community organizer and researcher originally from the deep south and currently living in Providence, RI. Her work in the community focuses on issues related to housing, drug users' rights, and sex workers rights. As a member of O$A, she brings perspective of lived experience and previous research on harm reduction strategies and overdose prevention. She is interested in exploring the role of labor and survival practices amongst criminalized populations through her work.

Eden Tai is an artist, researcher, and sex worker. She is currently a member of the O$A research team. Tai hopes her work allows people to feel closer to home in their bodies, in relationship to others, and in the places they live.

Sidney Lane is a trans BIPOC stoner born and raised in Rhode Island. They found their way to O$A through their relationships with local sex workers, drug users, and party-people. Leading up to this project, Lane has worked in the sex industry, within the non-profit industrial complex, and as a community organizer. Their career has centralized around care and support for trans sex workers of color living and working in Rhode Island; their favorite people in their favorite place.

1: Introduction: Defining Sex Worker Health in Rhode Island.- 2: Sex Worker Conceptions of Health and Meeting Personal Health Needs.- 3: Community Care: How Sex Workers Care for Each Other.- 4: Primary Care and the Role of Coordinated Care in Meeting the Needs of Sex Workers.- 5: Emergency Care and Specialist Care: Care that Comes and Goes.- 6: Best Practices for Care Providers in Supporting Sex Workers and Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.09.2023
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Advances in Sex Work Studies
Zusatzinfo	XXIX, 134 p. 5 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	344 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
Schlagworte	Community Care • criminalization • HIV/Aids • Primary Care • specialist care • Stigma
ISBN-10	3-031-40661-3 / 3031406613
ISBN-13	978-3-031-40661-4 / 9783031406614
Zustand	Neuware