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What's love got to do with it? theorising young people's involvement in prostitution

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Abstract

This article critically considers dominant explanations of young people’s involvement in prostitution, focusing particularly on young adults, in the light of neo-liberal policy developments and the workfare state. It argues that these explanations are limited by the fact that they fail to take into account the underlying conditions that make involvement a viable option. By taking account of these conditions, and the ways in which young people may exercise agency within them, the article offers a more nuanced account of young people’s involvement in prostitution .

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 12-31

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Youth and Policy (Volume 104)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/06/2010

Publication status

Published - 01/06/2010

ISSN

0262-9798

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/594570

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