Drugs, sex, and the geographies of sexual health in Thailand, Southeast Asia

Casino, Vincent J. Del

doi:10.1080/14649365.2012.655766

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“…They lack engagement with queer geography or even critical social theory (especially poststructural strains) that might lead to more valid theoretical development prior to hypothesis testing. Recent work on geographies of alcohol and substance abuse might also intellectually enhance theory development in this literature (DelCasino, 2012; Duff, 2012; Evans, 2012).…”

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Gender and sexuality II

Brown

2013

Progress in Human Geography

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I consider the iconic place of the urban gay neighborhood across the literature. Noting, but also qualifying, its early preponderance, I trace its relative decline as both an empirical concern and also a theoretical one. I argue that this trend reflects a queer pluralization of ‘sexuality’ as well as a growing sophistication of how geographers handle place and scale. There has been a resurgence of interest in the ‘gayborhood’, however, within and beyond geography, and so I consider this counter trend in relation to the changing structurations of sexualities and space, as well as the forces pushing to maintain such zones in the city.

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Section: Resurgence Of Interest?mentioning

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Gender and sexuality II

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2013

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“…When working in conventional entertainment establishments, ample sex workers are socially influenced to consume illicit drugs, such as methamphetamine (Casino, 2012). Thai and Cambodian literature argues that engagement in commercial sex is a leading occupational driver that contributes to the infection of HIV/AIDS and addiction to illicit drugs (Buranadechachai and Siriattakul, 2020; Coupland et al ., 2019).…”

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Pragmatic approaches to control inbound sex tourism and prostitution in Thailand and Cambodia: the examination of relevant policy gaps and suggestion of multifaceted policy development

Hung

2023

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PurposeThe essay aims to suggest policies that can help strategically deconstruct and dereproduce the establishment of (child) sexual exploitation in Thailand and Cambodia in phases, for the purpose of upholding child and human rights and rebranding the global image of these two regional commercial sex hubs in the long term.Design/methodology/approachThis essay is constructed based on the theoretical framework of the social control and general strain theories. Supported by the theories, the essay examines what are the socioeconomic determinants driving the prevalence of the (child) commercial sex industry in Thailand and Cambodia. Here the essay highlights and summarises how the (child) commercial sex industry has been constructed and reproduced. Next, the essay presents the existing policy gaps in relation to (child) sex tourism and sex exploitation. Last, and more importantly, the essay delivers perspectives on how Thai and Cambodian lawmakers and policymakers should respond to the severe societal problems of (child) sex trafficking and prostitution in relation to the prevailing sex tourism.FindingsAt the national level, Bangkok and Phnom Penh have an urgent need to rebrand their countries, despite partially allowing commercial sex activities. Moreover, to promote gender equality, Bangkok and Phnom Penh should redistribute their education and occupational opportunities, enabling more school-aged girls or work-aged women to obtain a fairer share of life chances for self-empowerment. At the regional level, Bangkok and Phnom Penh have to tighten regulations against (child) sex exploitation. At the community level, the promotion of community policing can be conducive to minimising any prostitution activities. At the family level, more positive socialisation should be exercised. When more children, including girls, are subsidised to enter school, and are positively parented, there are more educational opportunities for school-aged cohorts.Originality/valueThis essay contains scholarly originality and significance in the presentation of the socioeconomic construction of (child) sexual exploitation, and its relationship to sex tourism and (child) prostitution in Thai and Cambodian contexts, grounded in up-to-date, relevant sociological arguments. A major area that identifies the originality of this essay is the examination of existing, relevant policy gaps in a timely fashion, and correspondingly, the suggestion of policy development that helps deconstruct and deproduce (child) sexual exploitation at the national, regional, community and family levels.

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Sexualities and gendered intersectionalities

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Maddrell

2020

Social & Cultural Geography

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Drugs, sex, and the geographies of sexual health in Thailand, Southeast Asia

Cited by 3 publications

References 40 publications

Gender and sexuality II

Gender and sexuality II

Pragmatic approaches to control inbound sex tourism and prostitution in Thailand and Cambodia: the examination of relevant policy gaps and suggestion of multifaceted policy development

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