Beyond Sex/Work: Understanding Work and Identity of Female Sex Workers in South China

While scholars and activists often advocate using the term ‘sex worker’ in preference to prostitute, in my research I found that female prostitutes in the Pearl River Delta area, south China, do not like to be addressed as such, and prefer the title xiaojie in Chinese. ‘Sex worker’ generalises the h...

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Main Author: Yu Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2020-04-01
Series:Social Inclusion
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/2644