Male Sex Work and Society (84 page)

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research discourse: the philosophical lens through which a particular area of study is seen or interpreted
responsive marketing strategy: a flexible plan for advertising a business or service that can be amended as needed to adjust to client response
rights-based:
adj
. focused on defending civil or human rights
robust standard error: (
statistics
) a measure of the variability of expected errors within a dataset
ROI: Republic of Ireland
Ruhama: an organization working to end prostitution in the Republic of Ireland
r-squared: (
statistics
) a statistical measure showing how well a set of graphed data fits on a predicted line or curve; the higher the value of r-squared, the more likely the data are to be predictive
S
 
saturated market: an economic market in which supply is much greater than demand
scarcity premium: the amount by which the price of a good or service can be raised because a limited resource is in demand
Schlupfwinkel:
“hiding place”; public place in which MSWs operate (Germany)
scortum:
MSW (Ancient Rome)
scrape:
v
. to extract data directly from a website without accessing the underlying files or databases
secondary prevention: an attempt, especially through a government or public health program, to manage health issues using early detection and appropriate follow-up
selective interventions: public health or awareness initiatives that target individuals or groups of people who may be at risk or in danger
self-actualization:
n
. the process by which an individual seeks psychological growth and fulfillment
self-realization:
n
. the act of fulfilling one’s own potential
semantic differentiation: a process in which two words or concepts similar in meaning develop more distinct differences over time
sero-: (
combining form
) having to do with a person’s perceived or actual HIV status, as in
seropositioning, serosorting, serostatus
serology:
n
. the study of bodily serums, especially blood serum
SES: socioeconomic status
sexology:
n
. the study of human sexuality
sexual deviant:
n
. an individual whose sexual behavior fails to meet or directly contradicts a society’s standards of what is proper or appropriate
Sexual Offences Act (UK; 1967, 2000, 2003): a legislative act decriminalizing homosexual behavior; later amendments equalized the age of consent at 16 and made prostitution-related offenses gender-neutral in the UK
Sexual Offences Order (NI, 2008): the main legislative act governing the regulation of prostitution in Northern Ireland
shebeen:
“pub” (Namibia)
snowball sampling method: a cumulative method of recruiting subjects for a research study in which the participants refer other possible subjects to the researchers
social constructionism:
n
. in sociology, the theory that there is no objectivity and an individual’s reality is created through social systems
social context: the relationships and experiences influencing an individual within a particular culture or setting; also
social environment
social vulnerability: the risk of potential discrimination, violence, or other alienation from society faced by an individual or group
socio-: (
combining form
) involving or related to society or to social interaction; as in
sociodemographic, sociolegal, sociopolitical, sociosexual
socioeconomic status (SES): a measure of social position that takes into account education, income, and occupation
soldier prostitution: an 18
th
-century category of MSW between straight-identified male soldiers and queer-identified male clients; also
barracks prostitution
somatic:
adj
. affecting an individual’s physical body
specialist service provision: to offer services such as health care or economic support to a specific group of people
sphintria:
MSW (Ancient Rome)
SSW:
Survey to Sex Workers
(research survey, Latin America)
STDEV: standard deviation
STI
or
STD: sexually transmitted infection
or
disease
stigma:
n
. an identity or characteristic considered to be shameful
stigmatize:
v
. to label as shameful a person or group possessing a particular identity or characteristic; stigmatization,
n
.
stigma resistance: an individual’s ability to overcome the negative effects of a stigmatized identity
Stricher:
“hustler”; MSW (Germany); more stigmatized term than
Jungs
structural:
adj
. resulting from economic or political factors that are beyond an individual’s control
structural violence: harm caused by social structures or institutions
structured interview
or
survey: a method of collecting consistent data by asking exactly the same questions of all participants in a study, either in a personal interview or as a written questionnaire
structures of dependency: societal, political, and/or economic factors that perpetuate a need for support in individuals or nations
subjectivity:
n
. an internal identity constructed by an individual or a group
suicidal ideation: a preoccupation with or desire to commit suicide
suzhi:
“quality” (China, modern)
swag: (slang)
n
. a stylish and charismatic attitude
syllogism:
n
. a logical argument inferring a conclusion from two true statements
syndemics:
n
. a system of linked health problems within a population
T
 
TB: tuberculosis
tertiary prevention: an attempt, especially through a government or public health program, to manage and promote health among those with existing health issues
tongzhi:
collective term for sexually diverse identities (China, modern); equivalent of
LGBTI
TORL: Turn Off the Red Light (Ireland)
transactional sex: sex for pay or barter
transgressive sexuality: sexual behavior considered to be outside of socially acceptable norms
transprostitution: sex work involving those who identify as transgendered
transnational “circuit of desire”: a migration pattern followed by individuals engaged in sex tourism or sex work in Southeast Asia
travesti:
biological men with female or feminine gender identity (South America)
triad:
n
. organized Chinese criminal gang
trope:
n
. a commonly used image or theme
TTT: transsexuals, transvestites,
travesti
(South America)
Turn Off the Red Light: an organization working to end prostitution and human trafficking in Ireland
two-tailed test: (
statistics
) a test of a hypothesis calculating the likelihood of a statistically significant relationship on either end of a probability curve; a
one-tailed test
measures only one end of the curve
typology:
n
. classification according to similar characteristics; typological,
adj
.
U
 
UglyMugs.ie: an organization that campaigns for sex worker safety in Ireland
UKNSWP: UK Network of Sex Work Projects
UN: United Nations
UNAIDS: Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS
universal interventions: public health or awareness initiatives that target an entire population or community
V
 
Vic: Victoria (state, Australia)
W
 
WA: Western Australia (state)
wakashu, wakashudo:
actors who specialized in adolescent male roles and sometimes female impersonation, often understood to be MSW (17
th
-century Japan)
WHO: World Health Organization
Wolfenden report (UK, 1957): a report to the British government recommending that homosexual behavior should no longer be a criminal offense; decriminalization did not occur until the passage of the Sexual Offences Act in 1967
X
 
X: in the rating system established in 1968 by the Motion Picture Association of America, a rating restricting admission to patrons aged 18 and over
xiaohai:
“child”; MSW who predominantly serves male clients (China, modern); also
haizi, zai
xiao laoban:
“small boss”; entrepreneur
or
small businessman (China, modern)
Y
 
yanda:
“hard strike/stern blow”; harsh media campaign (China, modern)
yazi:
“duck”; MSW (China, modern)
yuan:
Chinese unit of currency
yutao:
“peach remainder”; literary euphemism for male homosexuality (China, historical)
Z
 
zai:
“boy”; MSW who predominantly serves male clients (China, modern); also
haizi, xiaohai
Zigeuner:
“gypsy” or “Roma” (Germany)
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Note: Information contained in figures and tables are denoted by an italicized
f
and
t
, respectively.
A
abuse.
See
violence
         
activism,
307–9
adolescents in sex work.
See
children and adolescents in sex work
advertising male sex services about,
84–85
         
in Argentina,
373–76
         
calling cards,
88–89
         
coded messaging,
88
         
escort agency advertising,
99–102
,
101
f
,
102
f
         
escorts advertising,
89–91
,
90
f
,
91
f
         
image inclusion in,
96
f
,
97–99
,
97
f

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