Attitudes Held Towards Sex Work and Sex Workers in a College Sample
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Public Administration, Women and Gender Studies
Mentor Information
Kathleen Underwood
Department
Women and Gender Studies
Location
Kirkhof Center KC21
Start Date
10-4-2013 11:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 12:00 PM
Keywords
Gender
Abstract
To gauge the environment of college student sex workers at Grand Valley State University, 200 undergraduate students will participate in an online questionnaire that assesses attitudes towards sex work and sex workers. Through utilizing the Attitudes Towards Prostitutes and Prostitution Scale (APPS), this study will assess whether college students view sex work(ers) as either normative or deviant, and whether college students view sex work(ers) as an issue of choice or victimization (Levin and Peled, 2011). This study will expand current knowledge regarding attitudes towards sex work and sex workers within the United States college setting, and further generalize what international research has deemed a global phenomenon of students entering the sex work industry. It is likely that respondents will know a peer who has been, or currently is, involved in sex work. It is also likely that some participants will understand why a peer may choose to be a sex worker while being a student.
Attitudes Held Towards Sex Work and Sex Workers in a College Sample
Kirkhof Center KC21
To gauge the environment of college student sex workers at Grand Valley State University, 200 undergraduate students will participate in an online questionnaire that assesses attitudes towards sex work and sex workers. Through utilizing the Attitudes Towards Prostitutes and Prostitution Scale (APPS), this study will assess whether college students view sex work(ers) as either normative or deviant, and whether college students view sex work(ers) as an issue of choice or victimization (Levin and Peled, 2011). This study will expand current knowledge regarding attitudes towards sex work and sex workers within the United States college setting, and further generalize what international research has deemed a global phenomenon of students entering the sex work industry. It is likely that respondents will know a peer who has been, or currently is, involved in sex work. It is also likely that some participants will understand why a peer may choose to be a sex worker while being a student.