Abstract
Relational and societal power structures characterize and
impact client-sex worker interactions and, in turn, are likely to
influence the negotiation of condom use in their transactions. In
the present multimethod study, I investigate South African clients
of sex workers' access to different dimensions of power and their
impact on condom use and negotiation. Sex work in South Africa
provides a unique setting for the study of power through its highly
visible connections to racial, sexual, and economic power
structures. Drawing on survey data, I find that race impacts condom
use, with Black clients of sex workers reporting greater condom use
than non-Black clients. I supplement these findings with client
interview data, which illustrate how different dimensions of power
can be used to influence decision making within the sex work
transaction, often to overcome sex workers' resistance.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1. On Studying Clients . . . . . . . . 3 2. Power
and the Sex Work Industry . . . . . . . 4 3. Quantitative
Methodology . . . . . . . 12 4. Quantitative Discussion . . . . . .
. . 17 5. Qualitative Methodology . . . . . . . . 18 6. Qualitative
Discussion . . . . . . . . 26 7. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . 28 8.
References . . . . . . . . . 31 9. Figure 1: Conceptual Model . . .
. . . . 36 10. Table 1: Descriptive Statistics . . . . . . . 37 11.
Table 2: Correlation Matrix . . . . . . . 38 12. Table 3:
Regression Table . . . . . . . 39 13. Appendices . . . . . . . . .
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