Hotel Ritz - Comparing Mexican and U.S. Street Prostitutes
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978-0-7890-1776-5 (ISBN)
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the licensing process for legal prostitutes in Mexico
the medical testing that Mexico requires prostitutes to undergo
the differences in what United States and Mexican prostitutes know about HIV transmission
the difference in condom use between United States and Mexican prostitutes
the potential benefits of reforming prostitution and drug laws in both countries
the benefits of making methadone maintenence and syringesand heroinfree for heroin-addicted prostitutes
the proportion of United States/Mexican prostitutes who would quit the trade if they learned they had AIDS
how the social support system in the United States (housing subsidies, TANF/AFDC money, food stamps, etc.) leads to a greater proportion of drug-addicted prostitutes than are found in Mexico
Hotel Ritz-Comparing Mexican and U.S. Street Prostitutes: Factors in HIV/AIDS Transmission also provides you with a look at the hierarchy of female sex workers, an explanation of the etiology of AIDS transmission, and a concise history of heroin and prostitution. Helpful tables and an appendix containing the author's survey questions make the data in this well-referenced book easily understandable.
R Dennis Shelby
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Theory, Research Design, and Study Limitations
Mexican Study
Main Drugs of Abuse and Injection Methods
Concern of Street FSWs in Requiring Condom Use Compared to Ten Years Ago
Chapter 2. Etiology of HIV Transmission
Incidence and Prevalence of HIV/AIDS
Hepatitis C (HCV), a Potentially More Serious Health Threat
Reported AIDS Cases in Mexico
The Relationship Between Commercial Sex Work, AIDS, and IDU
Chapter 3. A Short History of Heroin and Commercial Sex Work
Heroin
Definitions of Prostitution
History of Prostitution
The FSW Hierarchy and the Bottom Rung of the Ladder
Chapter 4. Study Setting and Methods
Why Mexico?
Why Particular Mexican Cities Were Chosen in Which to Interview Prostitutes
The Tijuana Street Interview Experience
FSW Interviews in Ciudad Juárez
FSW Interviews in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
Cuernavaca, Morelos: Another Interview Site
Chapter 5. Findings: Comparing Mexican and San Bernardino Sex Workers
Interview Research Questions
Analysis and Discussion
Chapter 6. Summary, Recommendation, and Conclusions
Recommendations for Mexican FSWs
Recommendations for American FSWs
Conclusions
Appendix. Survey Questionnaire
References
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.3.2003 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 212 mm |
Gewicht | 226 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7890-1776-8 / 0789017768 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7890-1776-5 / 9780789017765 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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