Sex work-related stigma: Experiential, symbolic and structural forms in the health systems of Delhi, India
| Autor: | Laura Ferguson, Devaki Nambiar, Martha S. Ryan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Health (social science) Health Personnel Social Stigma Psychological intervention India Stigma (botany) Face (sociological concept) Experiential learning 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine History and Philosophy of Science Ethnography Health care Humans 030212 general & internal medicine health care economics and organizations Quality of Health Care Sex work Physician-Patient Relations Government Sex Workers business.industry 030503 health policy & services Middle Aged Female 0305 other medical science Psychology business Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Social Science & Medicine. 228:85-92 |
| ISSN: | 0277-9536 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.02.052 |
| Popis: | Sex work-related stigma is prevalent in urban India. While HIV-stigma is often discussed in urban Indian health contexts, rarely is sex work-related stigma investigated as it shapes sex workers' health experiences. This paper discusses the findings of an ethnographic study with women who practice sex work (WPSW), healthcare providers, and NGO workers in Delhi, India over seven months in 2017. We apply a tri-tiered model of stigma as constituted of experiential, symbolic, and structural forms, to better understand how WPSW experience sex work-related stigma as it relates to their health. Identifying and understanding manifestations and experiences of stigma is crucial to supporting WPSW health. We conclude that in the face of criminalized legal contexts, both non-governmental and governmental interventions to improve WPSW's health must contend with their own tendencies to reinforce prevailing stereotypes and symbols that stigmatize sex work and the people who engage in it. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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