Sex Work

Sex Work is a form of labor in which individuals engage in sexual services or performances within negotiated economic exchanges, distinguished from related social or intimate acts by the explicit commodification of sexualized bodily interactions.

Publications

96.2K

Citations

4.2K

Authors

1.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

360

Parents

Feminist Sexuality StudiesHistory Of Sexuality

Children

Brothel WorkDigital Sex WorkEscort WorkFeminist Debates On Sex WorkIndoor Sex WorkMigrant Sex WorkProstitution HistorySex Work CriminalizationSex Work DecriminalizationSex Worker Organizing

Publications

Global Sex Workers: Rights, Resistance, and Redefinition

Richard N. Cooper, Kamala Kempadoo, Jo Doezema · Foreign Affairs · 1998 · 870 citations

Law, Gender Studies, Human Rights Law +12

The Materiality of Everyday Sex: Thinking beyond 'prostitution'

Mark Hunter · African Studies · 2002 · 654 citations

Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sexuality Studies +14

Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State

Barbara Penny Kanner, Judith R. Walkowitz · The American Historical Review · 1981 · 652 citations

Social Sciences, Gender Studies, History +12

Transactional sex among women in Soweto, South Africa: prevalence, risk factors and association with HIV infection

Kristin Dunkle, Rachel Jewkes, Heather Brown et al. · Social Science & Medicine · 2004 · 573 citations

Medicine, Community Medicine, Obstetrics +14

Sex for Sale: Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

John DeLamater · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2010 · 508 citations

Humanities, Gender Studies, Sexuality Studies +12

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Authors

4.2K

TS
Teela Sanders
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
36 publications · 3.3K citations
30
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Steffanie A. Strathdee
University of California San Diego, United States
35 publications · 2.1K citations
27
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Kate Shannon
University of British Columbia, Canada
30 publications · 2.6K citations
24
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SM
Shira M. Goldenberg
University of British Columbia, Canada
18 publications · 839 citations
17
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CB
Cecilia Benoit
University of Victoria, Canada
17 publications · 886 citations
16
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Institutions

1.4K

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Venues

AIDS and Behavior
65 publications · 2.5K citations
30
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AIDS Care
41 publications · 2.2K citations
30
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Social Science & Medicine
35 publications · 3.9K citations
30
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Culture Health & Sexuality
70 publications · 2.8K citations
29
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 33 publications · 2.3K citations
27
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