A new public health context to understand male sex work

A new public health context to understand male sex work

BACKGROUND Researching male sex work offers insight into the sexual lives of men and women while developing a more realistic appreciation for the changing issues associated with male sex work. This type of research is important because it not only reflects a growing and diversifying consumer demand for male sex work, but also because it enables the construction of knowledge that is up-to-date w...

Understanding the new context of the male sex work industry.

The article reviews past and recent research on male sex work to offer a context to understand violence in the industry. It provides a critical review of research to show, first, the assumptions made about male sex workers and violence and, second, how such discourses have shaped thinking on the topic. The article presents a case study and original findings from two studies conducted by the aut...

Discontinuities and continuities: a new way to understand virtual work

`̀ Virtual’’ is a potent buzzword, freely applied to many situations, with many meanings. In this exploratory study, we develop a more precise understanding of `̀ virtual’’ to describe changing work environments. Specifically, we propose a framework to classify work environments based on the type of discontinuities involved. Discontinuities are gaps or a lack of coherence in aspects of work. The ...

Public Health Laboratory Work

This is practically a companion volume to Parkas and Kenwood's Hygiene and Public Health. The new edition lias been considerably altered and entirely revised. It is divided into seven parts, viz., the examination of water for public health purposes, the analysis of sewage, etc., soil examination, air analysis, food examination, the examination of disinfectants and Part VIT (written by Dr. Savag...

Public Health Laboratory Work