Exploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

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dc.contributor.authorHeiberg, Tessaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-28T07:42:40Z
dc.date.available2014-07-28T07:42:40Z
dc.date.issued2011-10en_ZA
dc.description.abstractProstitution is the oldest form of oppression. Many prostituted women in South Africa wish to exit sex work, but are unable to because they have no other means of earning money. There is a dearth of research available on assisting prostituted women to exit sex work in South Africa. This study explored the effectiveness of a Cape Town-based NGO's - Embrace Dignity - exit intervention for prostituted women. Using semi-structured interviews it investigated the experiences of eight prostituted women in Cape Town. The research goal was to be able to inform improvements to the intervention for exit. An interpretative phenomenological approach was used to analyse interviews of women's experiences of the intervention. Findings revealed that attempting to exit prostitution in South Africa is an incredibly difficult and deeply complex process. An exploration of women's experiences of Embrace Dignity suggested that whilst it provides emotional and social support to prostituted women, it does not address their physical needs, most importantly that of employment. This study reveals that although emotional support plays a crucial role in assisting prostituted women to exit, it is secondary to the urgent physical support needed to satisfy the basic survival needs of prostituted women living in extreme poverty in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHeiberg, T. (2011). <i>Exploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysis</i>. (Dissertation). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2682en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHeiberg, Tessa. <i>"Exploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysis."</i> Dissertation., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2682en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHeiberg, T. 2011-10. Exploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Heiberg, Tessa AB - Prostitution is the oldest form of oppression. Many prostituted women in South Africa wish to exit sex work, but are unable to because they have no other means of earning money. There is a dearth of research available on assisting prostituted women to exit sex work in South Africa. This study explored the effectiveness of a Cape Town-based NGO's - Embrace Dignity - exit intervention for prostituted women. Using semi-structured interviews it investigated the experiences of eight prostituted women in Cape Town. The research goal was to be able to inform improvements to the intervention for exit. An interpretative phenomenological approach was used to analyse interviews of women's experiences of the intervention. Findings revealed that attempting to exit prostitution in South Africa is an incredibly difficult and deeply complex process. An exploration of women's experiences of Embrace Dignity suggested that whilst it provides emotional and social support to prostituted women, it does not address their physical needs, most importantly that of employment. This study reveals that although emotional support plays a crucial role in assisting prostituted women to exit, it is secondary to the urgent physical support needed to satisfy the basic survival needs of prostituted women living in extreme poverty in South Africa. DA - 2011-10 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Exploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysis TI - Exploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2682 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/2682
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHeiberg T. Exploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. [Dissertation]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2682en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.relation.ispartofseriesKnowledge Co-op project #6. Exit strategies for prostituted womenen_ZA
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalen_ZA
dc.rights.holderKnowledge Co-open_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en_ZA
dc.subject.othersex worken_ZA
dc.subject.otherprostitutionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherexit interventionen_ZA
dc.subject.othersocial supporten_ZA
dc.subject.otheremotional supporten_ZA
dc.subject.otherphysical supporten_ZA
dc.subject.otherintervention modelen_ZA
dc.titleExploring prostituted women's experiences of a South African exit intervention: an interpretative phenomenological analysisen_ZA
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