The Role of Religion among Sex Workers in Thailand

This qualitative research seeks the understanding of the role of religion in the lives of sex workers in Thailand. It is based on interviews conducted among sex workers working in karaoke bars in Bangkok. Findings show that most sex workers experience different levels of life difficulty. The level o...

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VerfasserInnen: Sorajjakool, Siroj 1959- (VerfasserIn) ; Benitez, Arelis (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: MDPI [2015]
In: Religions
Jahr: 2015, Band: 6, Heft: 4, Seiten: 1263-1276
weitere Schlagwörter:B Religious Coping
B religious functions
B Sex
B Religion
B Sexual Morality
B Sex workers
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Zusammenfassung:This qualitative research seeks the understanding of the role of religion in the lives of sex workers in Thailand. It is based on interviews conducted among sex workers working in karaoke bars in Bangkok. Findings show that most sex workers experience different levels of life difficulty. The level of life difficulty also affects the experience of internal conflicts regarding sex and morality. Finally religion has been used as a form of ritual purification in dealing with internal sense of conflicts.
ISSN:2077-1444
Enthält:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel6041263