Pathways Into Sexual Exploitation and Sex Work

This book identifies risk and protective factors influencing routes into, through and out of sexual exploitation and sex work. It explores how the sense made of key childhood and adult experiences influences the ability to manage roles and identities and choices they feel empowered or forced to make.

1. Introduction

PART I: PATHWAYS THROUGH SEX WORK: HISTORICAL, LEGISLATIVE AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES

2. Selling Sex: An Historical, Legislative and Policy Perspective

3. Routes Into Sex Work: Who, Why and How?

4. Managing Involvement In Selling Sex: Staying, Leaving, Surviving


PART II: PATHWAYS THROUGH SEX WORK: EXPERIENCES OF VICTIMHOOD AND AGENCY

5. Managing the Coexistence of Roles and Identities

6. Group One: 'Who I Am'

7. Group Two: 'What I Do'

8. Group Three: 'Not For Me'

9. Resilience and Agency