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Positive Freedom and the Social Meaning of Money
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Semiotic objections to markets hold that buying and selling certain things – for example, sex, body parts, votes, surrogacy services – expresses that those things are fungible with money, which has only profane value. This article offers a more fundamental challenge to semiotic critiques of market.
Andrew Allison +2 more
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SAGE Open, 2018 The “blesser and blessee” phenomenon has been prominent in South African media since the year 2016. This is a form of transactional sex in which older rich men (“blessers”) tend to entice young women (“blessees”) with money and expensive gifts in ...
Johannes N. Mampane
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Sex Work and Transactional Sex Among Chemsex Users in German-Speaking Countries
International Journal of Mental Health and AddictionAbstract Sex work and transactional sex (SWTS), as well as Chemsex, the intentional use of specific substances aiming to enhance sexual experiences among men who have sex with men (MSM), are associated with high-risk sexual behaviors including unprotected sex and injection drug use and are consequently associated to worse health outcomes ...
Dubrovin Leão, Douglas +9 more
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Transactional Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Differences by Substance Use and HIV Status [PDF]
Journal of Urban Health, 2018 Exchanging money, drugs, and other goods for sex has been associated with sexual risk behaviors and increased STIs/HIV. While female sex work is well described, data on men who exchange sex for money or goods are more limited. This paper examined the prevalence and correlates of transactional sex among young men who have sex with men, especially ...
Marjan Javanbakht +3 more
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Program brief: Exploring the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of msm engaged in substance use and transactional sex in Ghana [PDF]
, 2013 This study was implemented by Boston University in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with support from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S.
Adu‐Sarkodie, Yaw +11 more
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Reframing the measurement of women’s work in the sub-Saharan African context [PDF]
, 2018 This research note considers how we measure women’s work in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) context. Drawing on qualitative work conducted in Burundi, the note examines how existing measures of women’s work do not accurately capture the intensity and type ...
Canning, David +4 more
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Transactional Sex and the Pursuit of Modernity
Social Dynamics, 2003 Abstract This paper explores meanings and understandings of sexual exchange for material gain in an urban township of Durban, South Africa. The analysis argues against the tendency to assume too readily that all forms of sexual exchange are oriented towards subsistence, and not consumption.
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Gender dynamics of tropical wildmeat systems: A systematic map of women's roles and influence
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Wildmeat is a vital natural resource globally, which must be managed sustainably to avoid livelihood insecurity, species decline and biodiversity loss. Women have a pivotal role in harvesting, processing and distributing wildmeat, yet their contributions are often overlooked.
Jasmin Willis Key +12 more
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“When He Asks for Sex, You Will Never Refuse”: Transactional Sex and Adolescent Pregnancy in Zambia [PDF]
Studies in Family Planning, 2019 AbstractPregnancy among adolescent girls in Zambia is a significant concern on its own and as a factor in school dropout and early marriage, with one‐third of girls aged 15–19 having experienced pregnancy. Using qualitative and quantitative data from the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program, we explore transactional sex as a driver of adolescent ...
Karen Austrian +3 more
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Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong +13 more
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