Prostitution Research in Context: Methodology, Representation and Power

Book Details

• Author: Marlene Spanger

• Publisher: Routledge

• Edition: 1

• Binding: Paperback

• Number of Pages: 188

• Release Date: 12-07-2019

• EAN: 9780367375119

• Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches

• Languages: English

About The Book:
Prostitution Research in Context critically explores the challenges and ethical considerations in researching sex for sale. The book begins by addressing two key questions: how do we research sex for sale, and what are the epistemological and ethical implications of the choices we make in doing so? The contributors reflect on these dilemmas from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives, offering insights into the complexities of conducting qualitative research within such a highly politicized and morally charged area.

The book features contributions from various scholars who reflect on their own research practices within the field, discussing ongoing methodological challenges and the intersection between prostitution research and general epistemological theory. It also examines the ethical dilemmas researchers face when dealing with the sensitive and controversial subject of sex for sale. Drawing on feminist epistemologies, the authors provide a nuanced, reflexive approach to the research process.

This volume is an essential contribution to the field and will be valuable to scholars and students in disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, criminology, media studies, feminist studies, human geography, and history.