Women's Studies 2244 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Job Satisfaction, Semi-Structured Interview, Participant Observation
18 Jul 2020
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Courtesy stigma: a hidden health concern among front-line providers to sex workers. Stigmas emerge as a wide-ranging social determinant of health affecting not only identity formation and social interaction, but also access to a range of health and social welfare resources. Goffman defines stigma as a social attribute that is discrediting for an individual or group . Link and phelan define stigma as the co-occurrence of labelling, stereotyping, separating, status loss and discrimination . The findings of this study demonstrate that courtesy stigma plays a role in. This article explores this question by examining the experiences of workers providing services to one highly stigmatised group: adult sex workers. Peers: non-profit organization that helps sex workers (jobs, health, etc. ) Mixed methods study that combined participant observation, semi- structured interviews, and a short self-administered questionnaire. 12 employees participated in repeated qualitative interviews and 17 employees completed an additional questionnaire.
