A Virtual View of Managing Violence among British Escorts

Davies, Kim; Evans, Lorraine

doi:10.1080/01639620701316830

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“…We also know that there can be detrimental economic effect of the online markets as competition is high and it has been established through analysis of profile sites that there is a wage penalty for condom use (Adriaenssens and Hendrickx 2012). Yet still little research has focused on experiences of violence and crime in the course of online sex work, apart from a small number of studies showing that negotiating risk and safety issues are an everyday reality and an often unmet concern (Davies and Evans 2007; Laing and Pitcher 2013) with different issues presenting for male escorts (Bryce et al 2015). With this state of knowledge as the background to establishing the nature and characteristics of online sex work, our questions were motivated by the search for more information particularly around working patterns, job satisfaction, and experiences of crimes and exploitation.…”

Section: Selling Sex Online: Escorts Operating Through the Internetmentioning

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On Our Own Terms: The Working Conditions of Internet-Based Sex Workers in the UK

Sanders

Connelly

Jarvis-King

2016

Sociological Research Online

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The sex industry is increasingly operated through online technologies, whether this is selling services online through webcam or advertising, marketing or organising sex work through the Internet and digital technologies. Using data from a survey of 240 internet-based sex workers (members of the National Ugly Mug reporting scheme in the UK), we discuss the working conditions of this type of work. We look at the basic working patterns, trajectories and everyday experiences of doing sex work via an online medium and the impact this has on the lives of sex workers. For instance, we look at levels of control individuals have over their working conditions, prices, clientele and services sold, and discuss how this is mediated online and placed in relation to job satisfaction. The second key finding is the experience of different forms of crimes individuals are exposed to such as harassment and blackmail via the new technologies. We explore the relationship internet-based sex workers have with the police and discuss how current laws in the UK have detrimental effects in terms of safety and access to justice. These findings are placed in the context of the changing landscape of sex markets as the digital turn determines the nature of the majority of commercial sex encounters. These findings contribute significantly to the populist coercion/choice political debates by demonstrating levels and types of agency and autonomy experienced by some sex workers despite working in a criminalized, precarious and sometimes dangerous context.

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Section: Selling Sex Online: Escorts Operating Through the Internetmentioning

confidence: 99%

On Our Own Terms: The Working Conditions of Internet-Based Sex Workers in the UK

Sanders

Connelly

Jarvis-King

2016

Sociological Research Online

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“…Other forms of deviance are greatly facilitated, and=or take on new dimensions due to the Internet. Some examples include gambling (Griffiths and Parke 2002), prostitution (Bryant and Palmer 2001;Davies and Evans 2007;Holt and Blevins 2007), and advanced fee or ''419'' fraud (Adler and Adler 2006;Holt and Graves 2007). The Internet can also serve as a social consolidation mechanism by bringing together like-minded groups of deviant individuals (Durkin 2004;Bryant 1995, 1999).…”

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confidence: 98%

There Must Be Some Type of Misunderstanding, There Must Be Some Kind of Mistake: The Deviance Disavowal Strategies of Men Arrested in Internet Sex Stings (2008 Presidential Address)

Durkin

2009

Sociological Spectrum

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Revolutionary advances in telecommunications technology have created a ''virtual world.'' There are a variety of new social phenomena associated with this novel milieu. This represents an excellent opportunity for the discipline of sociology to revisit its descriptive roots. This is especially true for the sociology of deviant behavior because new forms of deviance are clearly related to technological innovations (e.g., Internet crimes against children, cyberstalking, and cyberbullying). The current undertaking examines the deviance disavowal strategies of men arrested in Internet sex stings. The data consisted of the videotaped police interrogations of 18 subjects, about half of whom were arrested in televised stings. The results indicate these men engaged in three disavowal strategies seeking to maintain a normal definition of self and manage the stigma of their arrest. Directions for future studies in the sociology of deviance are suggested.There is a rich tradition of description in the field of sociology. Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology was basically a massive compilation of purported ethnographic facts (Carneiro and Perrin 2002).

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“…There is sometimes differentiation between agency and independent escorts (Pitcher 2015a;Sanders et al 2016), but not always. The majority of studies appear to focus solely or primarily on independent escorts, including as relates to violence and risk/safety management (Campbell et al 2019;Davies and Evans 2007).…”

Section: Escorting: Independentmentioning

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The Current Landscape of Prostitution and Sex Work in England and Wales

Matolcsi

Mulvihill

Lilley-Walker

et al. 2020

Sexuality & Culture

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This paper presents a comprehensive typology of the sex industry based on primary data collected between 2018 and 2019 for a UK Home Office-funded study. Typologies of the contemporary sex industry in England and Wales have tended to be limited to particular sectors or have been developed from a specific disciplinary perspective or theme (e.g. sexual health programming, income). Situated in the context of international sex industry typologies, this paper seeks to address this gap. Data was derived from an online survey, questionnaires and consultations with stakeholders including individuals currently or formerly involved in selling sex, service providers/NGOs, police, local authority representatives and others. The data was supplemented with insights from a systematic literature search. This work aims to assist with programme and policy planning in the UK context. Our methods can assist in developing typologies in other contexts.

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A Virtual View of Managing Violence among British Escorts

Cited by 25 publications

References 41 publications

On Our Own Terms: The Working Conditions of Internet-Based Sex Workers in the UK

On Our Own Terms: The Working Conditions of Internet-Based Sex Workers in the UK

There Must Be Some Type of Misunderstanding, There Must Be Some Kind of Mistake: The Deviance Disavowal Strategies of Men Arrested in Internet Sex Stings (2008 Presidential Address)

The Current Landscape of Prostitution and Sex Work in England and Wales

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