Sex work research - Methodological and ethical challenges
Sex work research - Methodological and ethical challenges
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DOI：
10.1177/0886260504274340
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发表时间：
2005-03-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Shaver, FM
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作者：
Shaver, FM
在设计涉及性工作者或任何其他边缘化人群的道德、非剥削性研究项目时，所面临的挑战是巨大的。首先，人口的规模和边界是未知的，因此很难获得具有代表性的样本。其次，由于隐藏人群的成员身份往往涉及污名化或非法行为，因此对隐私和保密的关注至关重要，难以解决。此外，它们往往导致对数据有效性的挑战。第三，尽管有相反的证据，性工作和受害之间的联系仍然很强，二分法仍然普遍存在，性工作者往往被视为一个同质的人口。借鉴作者参与的三个研究项目--都是基于“性即工作”的方法--以及其他人的工作，本文提供了克服这些挑战的几种策略。所提供的解决方案中包含了道德、非剥削性方法的明确指导方针。
The challenges involved in the design of ethical, nonexploitative research projects with sex workers or any other marginalized population are significant. First, the size and boundaries of the population are unknown, making it extremely difficult to get a representative sample. Second, because membership in hidden populations often involves stigmatized or illegal behavior concerns regarding privacy and confidentiality are paramount and difficult to resolve. In addition, they often result in challenges to the validity of the data. Third, in spite of evidence to the contrary, associations between sex work and victimization are still strong, dichotomies remain prevalent, and sex workers are often represented as a homogeneous population. Drawing on three research projects in which the author has been involved-all grounded in a sex-as-work approach-as well as the work of others, this article provides several strategies for overcoming these challenges. Clear guidelines for ethical, nonexploitive methodologies are embedded in the solutions provided.