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Bad reputation – bad reality? The intertwining and contested images of a place

Fennia: International Journal of Geography, 2001
In the early 1990s, prostitution became a visible element in Helsinki and caused a big stir in the Finnish media. Street prostitution became concentrated in a densely-built-up residential area north of the city centre. The prostitution debate stigmatised
Sirpa Tani
doaj  

The social construction of prostitution in Californian 'John' Schools

, 2012
The existence of prostitution in society continues to be a highly contested issue in both political and social arenas. With traditional criminal justice methods to address prostitution focussing predominantly on sex workers, newly formed initiatives have
Gurd, Amy, O'Brien, Erin
core  

Why Walk the Line? A Reply to Kate Phelan

Philosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kate Phelan's defense of feminism as a movement exclusively concerned with sex‐based oppression rests on two interlocking moves: a sharp division between women as women and women as members of other oppressed groups, and a “sex‐right” framework that is supposed to entail an abolitionist conclusion about prostitution.
Annabelle Lever
wiley   +1 more source

The Multiple Perspectives Approach to Understanding Sexual-Economic Exchange. [PDF]

Arch Sex Behav
Meskó N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Criminalization Policies Impact Local Homelessness?

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local criminalization policies draw on the logic of deterrence to levy costs on individuals who engage in behaviors that are closely associated with various public concerns, such as those criminalizing behaviors associated with homelessness, thereby potentially reducing community‐level costs.
Hannah Lebovits, Andrew Sullivan
wiley   +1 more source

Demanding solidarity, not salvation: sex work and global health. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health
Richter ML, Ditmore MH, de Vries J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Demanding sex: critical reflections on the regulation of prostitution

, 2008
Interrogating supply/demand from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective, this collection broadens engagement beyond the routine analysis of the locus of violence in prostitution and the validity of the prostitute's consent.
Giusta, Marina Della, Della Giusta, Marina, Munro, Vanessa   +2 more
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Policy Narratives and Empowerment: Implementation of the Swedish National Violence Prevention Program

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) begins to unpack issues of power and narratives, the main focus has been on power‐over and domination rather than more transformative notions of power‐to and empowerment. This article draws on insights from gender and policy studies and suggests that the NPF benefits from adopting a multifaceted notion ...
Hilda Broqvist
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes toward pornography and gender differences among Spanish young adults. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Velikova M, Terol-Cantero MC, Martín-Aragón M, Vázquez-Rodríguez C.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

“The Excuses We Make”: Defining Eight Corruption Rationalization Categories

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rationalization of corruption allows individuals to detach from moral imperatives, enabling them to perceive unethical or unlawful actions as acceptable or justifiable. Closely linked to the concept of moral disengagement, rationalization involves cognitive distortions that frame inhumane or immoral behavior as neither wrong nor ...
Caio César Coelho Rodrigues
wiley   +1 more source