http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/a03575f7-abbb-48dd-97c0-23f384b3d7ae?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/a03575f7-abbb-48dd-97c0-23f384b3d7ae#fdfb0beb-ca8c-4044-8e59-553bcfc10ff9 I see what this is about- You are also on Feminist activism tribe. Me too! I would urge you to narrow your focus on particular sex workers. Studies conducted on sex workers in a crack house may be drastically different from what you are attempting to research. For example, sex workers in crack houses are typically motivated by access to crack and/OR some type of security offered by men that will actually take care of them in their own homes in exchange for service strictly for them. There is a unique realtionship built in these siotuations where one or two women will move into a man's apartment. He will take care of them in exchange for sexual services and they may share crack. However, it is clear that these are "working" relationships with added dimensions of dependence and friendship. However, in analyzing these situations it would be careless to ignore the race, gender, and socio-economic sources and impacts on this particular dimension of sex work. It is difficult to write a book on "sex work" without narrowing the parameters in terms of defining sex work and looking at particular location/cities/urban vs. suburban, social class of the workers, environment (is it organized) etc. Hope that helps. Try to be as scientific as possible so that sweeping generalizations about sex workers don't contaminate what you are trying to get across. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:22:42 GMT http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/a03575f7-abbb-48dd-97c0-23f384b3d7ae#fdfb0beb-ca8c-4044-8e59-553bcfc10ff9 T-Bone 2009-01-30T18:22:42Z http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/a03575f7-abbb-48dd-97c0-23f384b3d7ae#66c2708e-94c2-4c94-afe2-5dad1799e231 There has been quite a bit of research on this. Are you interviewing sex workers? Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:51:49 GMT http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/a03575f7-abbb-48dd-97c0-23f384b3d7ae#66c2708e-94c2-4c94-afe2-5dad1799e231 T-Bone 2009-01-30T05:51:49Z http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/a03575f7-abbb-48dd-97c0-23f384b3d7ae#7fa4b916-7138-44f1-aa54-33f1ca89ab3e i would ask how they came to choose their work, and how they felt about doing it. i'd ask about how they mitigate harm and stay safe from infection and nasty people. i suppose i'd ask how much they enjoy themselves as well. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:57:34 GMT http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/a03575f7-abbb-48dd-97c0-23f384b3d7ae#7fa4b916-7138-44f1-aa54-33f1ca89ab3e blue-j 2009-01-30T00:57:34Z http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/a03575f7-abbb-48dd-97c0-23f384b3d7ae#26936cc1-63a8-4755-ba76-483d781c4fdb I hope this will be taken seriously..but putting aside all ones views/prejudices..what kind of questions would you ask off a sexworker either male or female, if you had the chance to ask? Please no stupid remarks, this is a chance to get those concerns or inquiries out of the way, & even maybe allow others to understand things that they may of not previously before known! Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:55:19 GMT http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/a03575f7-abbb-48dd-97c0-23f384b3d7ae#26936cc1-63a8-4755-ba76-483d781c4fdb Lynne 2009-01-13T12:55:19Z