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Ryzyko zawodowe: przemoc w doświadczeniu pracownic agencji towarzyskich
Occupational Risk: Violence Experienced by Indoor Sex Workers

Author(s): Izabela Ślęzak-Niedbalska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: prostitution; sex work; violence; qualitative research; escort agencies

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to reconstruct how violence in connection with sex services is perceived by female workers of escort agencies. The article contains an analysis of empirical material on the category of violence as an occupational risk, a personal danger, or a ‘natural’ element of interaction. The category of violence as an occupational risk, with the related redefining, trivializing, and justifi cation of violence, is more broadly presented. The article is based on the author’s own research conducted in escort agencies. The main techniques of collecting data were observation and casual interviews with women offering sex services. The data was analysed in accord with the methodology of accepted theory.

  • Issue Year: 223/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 277-303
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish