Prostitution, Procurement, and Power: Sex Workers' Perceptions of Pimps and Madams

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dc.contributor.advisorBartkowski, John P.
dc.contributor.authorFermin, Lyndsey
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEarnest, Terri
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEllison, Christopher G.
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7080-2258
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-09T21:11:59Z
dc.date.available2024-02-09T21:11:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
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dc.description.abstractPrevious research has examined the various risks associated with prostitution as well as the nature of relationships between prostitutes and their procurers, that is, their pimps or madams. However, research on prostitutes’ decision making concerning procurement— that is, to be managed or to freelance—is scarce. This study explores how prostitutes decide whether or not to be managed by a pimp or madam and evaluates the ramifications of those decisions. Drawing on insights from theories of risk management and power negotiation, this study aims to discover how sex workers in San Antonio, Texas assess the advantages and disadvantages of being managed or freelancing while considering the consequences of their critical choice. To examine this issue, qualitative interviews collected from seventeen female prostitutes are analyzed. These interviews are used to examine how sex workers assess and negotiate various risks associated with their line of work. Special attention is focused on the risk mitigation and risk magnification introduced by the procurers (pimps and madams). This study sheds new light on how women who work in the world’s oldest profession actively manage the risks associated to their line of work.
dc.description.departmentSociology
dc.format.extent99 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9780355956894
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/3581
dc.languageen
dc.subjectmadams
dc.subjectpimps
dc.subjectpower
dc.subjectprostitution
dc.subjectrisk management
dc.subjectsex work
dc.subject.classificationSociology
dc.subject.classificationCriminology
dc.titleProstitution, Procurement, and Power: Sex Workers' Perceptions of Pimps and Madams
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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