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Poverty and the Social Context
of Sex Work in Addis Ababa
Author: Bethlehem Tekola
Publisher: Addis Ababa: Forum for Social Studies,
2005
ISBN: 1-904855-67-9 (Paperback)
 This
book explores the social context of sex work in the
city of Addis Ababa. It focuses on the social ties
between sex workers and a variety of other categories
of people, from their family members to their co-workers
to their clients. It explores which of these social
ties are affirmed and reinforced, which come under
strain and which are cultivated and built by the women
as a result of their engagement in sex work. It argues
that these things depend on the specific types and
conditions of sex work that they do and on the places
and conditions of their residents. The main thesis
of the work is that sex workers share the same social
milieu and value system with non-sex workers and that,
despite severe constraints put on them by poverty
and very difficult working conditions, they struggle
on a daily basis to have social relevance.
The Cultural Myth of Masculinity
Author : Chris Blazina
Publisher: Westport: Praegar Publishers, 2003
ISBN : 0-275-97990-3 (Hardback)
This volume shows how masculinity is a socially constructed
entity with a definition that has evolved over time.
Masculine icons/heroes and methods of male socialization
allow for contextual examination of specific time
periods, which is necessary to understand the concept
of Western "masculinity." The volume presents
"two masculinities," representing the aristocracy
and the warrior class notions of how to be a man.
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