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Working at the Bar - Sex Work and Health Communication in Thailand (Hardcover)
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Working at the Bar - Sex Work and Health Communication in Thailand (Hardcover)
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Commercial sex is the occupation of a significant portion of the
women of the world, providing economic support for millions of
people and their families. Working at the Bar is the first-ever,
long-term, longitudinal, in-depth study of a large sex work
industry-and Thailand, the most prominent nation in the rapidly
growing sex tourism industry, makes for an excellent case study.
While previous works have provided brief glimpses of one group of
workers studied from a particular point of view, author Thomas
Steinfatt examines considerations of health, behavior, economics,
morality, religion, and worker safety. The result of data gathered
from thousands of workers and customers in Thailand over a period
of twelve years, Working at the Bar covers all aspects of an
industry that, although it does not conform to various Western
ideals, is nevertheless enormously significant. Among the most
provocative of Steinfatt's arguments is that sex work is not itself
immoral, and that far from being the exploitation industry we might
imagine, sex work in Thailand is beneficial to everyone
involved-especially given that education in this nation has proven
not to be a viable alternative. Providing an opportunity for
economic progress unavailable through other means, and providing
working conditions far safer than those of the average Thai
factory, sex work is ripe for a study that explores all aspects and
perceptions associated with it. Working at the Bar is that long
overdue study.
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