Child, Youth, and Family Studies, Department of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2000

Citation

Published in The Journal of Sex Research, vol 37, no 4 (November 2000), pp. 344-353.

Comments

Copyright © 2000 Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Used by permission.

Abstract

Intensive interviews were conducted with 43 women involved in streetwalking prostitution. Data were analyzed according to Phenomenological Descriptive Analysis, results of which are presented in two parts. Detailed accounts of the lives of a subgroup of 5 participants are described first, followed by a broader discussion of results including the entire sample of 43. Themes common across the larger group are presented in three segments, including (a) early development, (b) life in "the game,” and (c) leaving the streets. Implications for advocacy and further research are presented.

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