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Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:The Sex Trade, Globalisation and Issues of Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author:Ampofo, Akosua AdomakoISNI
Year:2001
Periodical:Research Review (ISSN 0855-4412)
Volume:17
Issue:2
Pages:27-43
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Subsaharan Africa
Ghana
West Africa
Subjects:globalization
illicit trade
sexuality
prostitution
AIDS
Labor and Employment
Historical/Biographical
Health, Nutrition, and Medicine
sociology
AIDS (Disease)
Survival strategies
tourism
Abstract:The author examines the phenomenon of the 'commodification' of sex as it applies, generally, to sub-Saharan Africa. First, she provides a brief conceptualization of the demand for, and supply of commercial sex. Then she discusses the commodification of sex, presenting references to some historical incidences among women refered to as 'conscripted public servants'. Next, she analyses the diversity of contemporary forms of sexual exchange - including the different categories of prostitutes, male sex workers, pimps and brokers, the traffic in women and children, and 'Internet sex'. She argues that sex has become a major global product and the sale of sex a multibillion dollar industry which feeds on the poverty and vulnerability of African women and children for its sustenance. In conclusion, the author suggests some implications of the political economy of commodified sex work for the survival of people living in sub-Saharan Africa, with special reference to the spread of HIV/AIDS and the care of people living with HIV/AIDS. App., bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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