Siberian Federal University

Issue

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2013 6 (11)

Authors

Ilyin, Vladimir I.; Romanenko, Veronika V.

Contact information

Ilyin, Vladimir I.:Saint Petersburg State University 7-9 Universitetskaya Emb., St. Petersburg, 199034 Russia;E-mail: vlad_ilin64@mail.ru; Romanenko, Veronika V.:Saint Petersburg State University 7-9 Universitetskaya Emb., St. Petersburg, 199034 Russia

Keywords

life trajectories; prostitution; commercial sex

Abstract

The article is based on an ethnographic study of types of life trajectories of the commercial sex workers in St. Petersburg and Moscow in 2007-2013. The object of the study is limited to the brothel prostitution, so the conclusion of the study cannot be attributed to the street, railway station, hotel and other types of prostitution. The study resulted in determining the types of the entry into the market of sexual services, the types of career within it and different groups of factors that influence the behaviour of individuals in this space. The empirical research was carried out within the framework of the concept of social structuration highlighting the “structure vs. agency” dilemma. Data of this study have already been discussed before, but at a slightly different angle (Ilyin 2007, Romanenko, 2010, 2011)

Pages

1692-1701

Paper at repository of SibFU

https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/10107

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