Transactional Sex and the Pursuit of Modernity
| dc.contributor.author | Leclerc-Madlala, Suzanne | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-28T09:42:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-28T09:42:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-04-28T09:40:31Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper explores meanings and understandings of sexual exchange for material gain in an urban township of Durban, South Africa. The analysis argues against the tendency to assume too readily that all forms of sexual exchange are oriented towards subsistence, and not consumption. This paper also argues that sexual exchange is the means used by women in this study to pursue images and ideals largely created by the media and globalisation. It is revealed that transactional sex is perceived as ‘normal’ leading many women to accept men’s multiple partners and to put themselves as risk of contracting HIV/AIDS (despite having knowledge of the pandemic). Finally, the paper highlights women’s power and agency whereby women are asserting themselves in order to exploit sexual relationships in the interests of new ‘needs’ – the commodities of modernity. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Leclerc-Madlala, S. (2004). <i>Transactional Sex and the Pursuit of Modernity</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19269 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Leclerc-Madlala, Suzanne <i>Transactional Sex and the Pursuit of Modernity.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19269 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Leclerc-Madlala, S. (2003). Transactional sex and the pursuit of modernity. Centre for Social Science Research. University of Cape Town | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 0-7992-2257-7 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Working Paper AU - Leclerc-Madlala, Suzanne AB - This paper explores meanings and understandings of sexual exchange for material gain in an urban township of Durban, South Africa. The analysis argues against the tendency to assume too readily that all forms of sexual exchange are oriented towards subsistence, and not consumption. This paper also argues that sexual exchange is the means used by women in this study to pursue images and ideals largely created by the media and globalisation. It is revealed that transactional sex is perceived as ‘normal’ leading many women to accept men’s multiple partners and to put themselves as risk of contracting HIV/AIDS (despite having knowledge of the pandemic). Finally, the paper highlights women’s power and agency whereby women are asserting themselves in order to exploit sexual relationships in the interests of new ‘needs’ – the commodities of modernity. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Centre for Social Science Research LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 SM - 0-7992-2257-7 T1 - Transactional Sex and the Pursuit of Modernity TI - Transactional Sex and the Pursuit of Modernity UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19269 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19269 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Leclerc-Madlala S. Transactional Sex and the Pursuit of Modernity. 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19269 | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Centre for Social Science Research | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.cssr.uct.ac.za/ | |
| dc.subject.other | Transactional Sex | |
| dc.subject.other | Modernity | |
| dc.title | Transactional Sex and the Pursuit of Modernity | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Working Paper | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Research paper | en_ZA |